skipranney Posted June 8, 2017 Share #1 Posted June 8, 2017 Name Clayton Edward Gordon Purple Heart Number 9973 Rank Pvt Sn-124178 ED-9/25/1917 RD-5/29/1919 Last Unit-"B" Battery, 5th Field Artillery Reg 1st Infantry Division Overseas 1/12/1918-5/9/1919 Wounded severely 7/18/1918 Engagements Lorraine, Ansauville, oisi, montdidier, Soissons The date of his wound was the first day of the five day Battle of Soissons From Niagara Falls NY Have a lot of his original paperwork and 2 posters Purple Heart is made by BB&B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipranney Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted June 8, 2017 Number on Medal and the two poster Niagara falls gave him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipranney Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted June 8, 2017 Paperwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipranney Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted June 8, 2017 Online info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipranney Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted June 8, 2017 On his wedding day 6/22/1920 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipranney Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted June 8, 2017 I also have his casket flag from his funeral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted June 8, 2017 Share #7 Posted June 8, 2017 Thanks for posting...nice group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog34 Posted June 8, 2017 Share #8 Posted June 8, 2017 Great group! Very tough to find the Columbia WIA accolade and the PH, I love it when the paper accompanies the group! Thanks for keeping this brave doughboy's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipranney Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted June 8, 2017 Thank you Is that poster presented at a different time than the Niagara falls one I thought they came together this is a local group Niagara Falls is about 10 miles from me the lady I got this from was her father-in-law she just turned 94 and still going but wanted it to be cared for she had no clue the posters went with them I saved thus group she is looking for more she found his rank and unit patch have not photoed them yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhalstead1950 Posted June 8, 2017 Share #10 Posted June 8, 2017 Great group, nice to have all of the documentation along with the patches really brings it all together. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted June 8, 2017 Share #11 Posted June 8, 2017 Yeah, hard to get the Wound Certificate with the medal! Well done! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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