ENS Jack B. Gordon Jr., USNR -- Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta GA
N 33° 44.819 W 084° 22.398
16S E 743319 N 3737202
The tombstone of ENS Jack B. Gordon Jr. and his mother Sadie, in the Old Jewish Section of Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta
Waymark Code: WMWQF9
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2017
Views: 4
This dual tombstone monument for Sadie Goldstein Gordon and her son Ensign Jack B Gordon Jr., US Navy Reserve, refers to his unusual cause of death as a prisoner of war in the Philippine Islands during WWII. The tombstone reads as follows:
"[Star of David in a floral design]
[seal of the US Navy] GORDON [Gold star]
[L side]
In memory of
ENSIGN U.S.N. RESERVE
JACK B. GORDON, JR.,
Mar 16 1920
Dec 15, 1944
Died in the service of
his country, while a
prisoner of the Japanese.
Subic Bay, P. I.
SADIE GOLDSTEIN GORDON
Nov. 9, 1891
Nov. 12, 1945
A devoted and
loving mother"
Type of Death Listed: Killed by something
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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