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Donald
Gordon
July 17, 1920

–

January 4, 2010

Born:

Garland

, 

Kansas

Home:

Fort Scott

, 

Kansas

Gordon Donald became a World War II Navy ACE, credited with shooting down seven enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He retired in 1967 as a U.S. Navy Captain.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 10 (VF-10)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Donald Gordon, United States Navy, was awarded a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Fighter Pilot in Fighting Squadron TEN (VF-10), in action against the enemy during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 10 (VF-10)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Donald Gordon, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Fighter Pilot in Fighting Squadron TEN (VF-10), in action against the enemy during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander [then Lieutenant]

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 10 (VF-10)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Enterprise

    Action Date:

    June 19 & 20, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 357 (December 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander [then Lieutenant] Donald Gordon, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Fighter Pilot in Fighting Squadron TEN (VF-10), embarked in U.S.S. ENTERPRISE, in the vicinity of the Marianas during the First Battle of the Philippine Sea, on 19 and 20 June 1944.