Witherspoon, Gordon, SFC

Fallen

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Last Rank
Sergeant First Class

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
4745-Light Weapons Infantryman

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1950-1950, 4745, 2nd Battalion, 24th Infantry (African-American), 24th Infantry

Service Years
1945 - 1953

Infantry

Sergeant First Class

Two Service Stripes

Six Overseas Service Bars

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Personal Details

Home State

South Carolina

South Carolina

Year of Birth
1922

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Casualty Info

Home Town Marlboro	Last Address Marlboro

Casualty Date Dec 01, 1950
Cause MIA-Finding of Death	Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Korea, North	Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii	Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 8

Official Badges

Infantry Shoulder Cord

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Korean War Fallen


	1986, Korean War Fallen

US Occupation of Germany (WWII)
From Month/Year May / 1945	To Month/Year December / 1950
Description Not Specified

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year May / 1945	To Month/Year December / 1946

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

Personal Memories

Units Participated in Operation
4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery

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