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Walter Scott Gordon Jr. (15 April 1920 – 19 April 1997) was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II.
Walter Scott Gordon Jr. (15 April 1920 – 19 April 1997) was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II.
Apr 19, 1997 · Walter Scott Gordon Jr. was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II.
Sep 15, 2019 · The Real Smokey Gordon: (His twin sister Cleta is standing next to him) Walter Scott Gordon Jr. was born April 15, 1920 in Jackson, Mississippi to Cleta and Walter Gordon.
Walter Gordon grew up in a middle-class family in Jackson, Mississippi, USA, and spent two years at Millsaps College before the Pearl Harbor events on December 7, 1941. When he tries to enter the Army, Walter discovers he is colorblind. He is refused by the Marines and the Navy.
Who was Walter Gordon? Corporal Walter Scott Gordon, Jr. was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II.
Walter Gordon was born in Jackson, Mississippi on 15 April 1920, and he attended Millsaps College from 1940 to 1942. He was rejected from the US Marine Corps and US Navy for being colorblind, so he faked his way through the US Army eye test to enlist in the US 506th Infantry Regiment.
