Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	202 43 30
Birth Date	June 15, 1925
From	Quincy, Massachusetts
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date	June 1, 1944
Location	Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances	Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks	Gordon was born in Medford, Massachusetts.

Photo courtesy of Gordon Richard Orchard, nephew.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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