Gordon E. Lee

Gordon E. Lee entered into the Army on October 7, 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Chisholm, Minnesota.

He served as a Sergeant and medium tank commander with Cannon Company of the 17th Infantry Regiment in the Southern Philippines and Ryukyu Islands.

Mr. Lee was awarded the: Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, Philippines Liberation Medal and two overseas service bars.

He was honorably discharged on December 18, 1945, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 170.

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