John B. Gordon

John B. Gordon of Virginia, Minnesota entered the Coast Guard/Merchant Marine on July 27, 1943.

He served aboard vessels Contreras, Delaware and Benjamin in the Atlantic and Pacific.

Mr. Gordon was awarded: Service bars for Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean Middle East war zones.

He was honorably discharged Aug. 9, 1945.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 92.

 

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