Rank/Rate	Lieutenant
Service Number	O-082843
Birth Date	August 3, 1917
From	Oakland, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Argonaut (SS-166)
Loss Date	January 10, 1943
Location	Near Rabaul (05° 155'N, 153° 50'E)
Circumstances	Sunk by surface attack and depth charges
Remarks	Gordon was born in Norfolk, Virginia.

Photo courtesy of Gordon Bowker, son.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

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