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William Clark Gordon
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
311 FTR BOMB SQ 58 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
July 19, 1953
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First Lieutenant Gordon was the pilot of a F-84G Thunderjet fighter with the 311th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 58th Fighter-Bomber Group. On July 19, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, burst into flames and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on July 13, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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