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--- General / Personal ---

Last name: GORDON
First name: HUBERT ELTON
Home of Record (official): HUDSON
State (official): CO
Date of Birth: Saturday, March 2, 1946
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Married

--- Military ---

Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 55809177
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D20
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
B Troop 1st Squadron

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KIA WITH A TRP, 3RD SQDN, 5TH CAV, 9TH INF DIV

Start of Tour: Saturday, August 20, 1966
Date of Casualty: Sunday, June 25, 1967
Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (A2) Hostile, died of wounds
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Bien Hoa
The Wall: Panel 22E - Row 061