ARMY CDOS Penewit, Gordon R.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Penewit ​

• FORENAME

Gordon R. ​

• UNIT

6 Commando ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

20706207 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

22nd November 1942 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Carson Cemetery, Carson, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 29.09.1923, Los Angeles, California, USA​

father Jesse Herman Penewit​

mother Clela Ida (nee Wilson) Penewit (1899-1928)​

parent unit 168 Infantry Regiment,34 U.S.Division​

from Mills County,Iowa​

nephew of Carrie I. Stone,Mills County,Iowa (adopted by Carrie)​

parents both dead​

attended Glenwood High School ​

enlisted 10.02.1941​

killed Algiers, North Africa​

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