Box 4309.01
Container
Contains 4 Collections and/or Records:
Biographical and Family Documents, 1976 - 2003
File — Box: 4309.01, Folder: 001
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains family documents, military documents, and approximately forty-seven photographs depicting Grant Gordon's family and military life in the 1940s. Of particular interest are Mr. Gordon's military records and photographs from his time serving as a squad leader in the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, the only African American combat unit included in the first assault forces to land on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
Dates:
1976 - 2003
Military Documents, 1944 - 1947
File — Box: 4309.01, Folder: 002
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains family documents, military documents, and approximately forty-seven photographs depicting Grant Gordon's family and military life in the 1940s. Of particular interest are Mr. Gordon's military records and photographs from his time serving as a squad leader in the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, the only African American combat unit included in the first assault forces to land on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
Dates:
1944 - 1947
Photographs, circa 1944-1955
File — Box: 4309.01, Folder: 003-004
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains family documents, military documents, and approximately forty-seven photographs depicting Grant Gordon's family and military life in the 1940s. Of particular interest are Mr. Gordon's military records and photographs from his time serving as a squad leader in the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, the only African American combat unit included in the first assault forces to land on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
Dates:
circa 1944-1955
Restricted Materials, 1945 - 1992
File — Box: 4309.01, Folder: 005
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains family documents, military documents, and approximately forty-seven photographs depicting Grant Gordon's family and military life in the 1940s. Of particular interest are Mr. Gordon's military records and photographs from his time serving as a squad leader in the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, the only African American combat unit included in the first assault forces to land on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
Dates:
1945 - 1992