United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for

U.S. Navy · United States

Gordon Samuel Perisho

Lieutenant Commander

1939 – 1967

Vietnam Wall · Panel 33E

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Lieutenant Commander Gordon Samuel Perisho served in the U.S. Navy. Gordon served aboard VA 75. Gordon served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Gordon was 28 years old.

How He Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Missing in action

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Navy

VA-75, CVW-11, USS KITTY HAWK, TF 77, 7TH FLEET

1320: Unrestricted Line Officer (Naval Flight Officer)

LCDR

URL NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER

QUINCY, IL

1975

Pay grade O04.

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 33E · Line 10 cut as GORDON S PERISHO

Burial Information

Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

In Our Keeping

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Gordon Samuel Perisho

Lieutenant Commander

U.S. Navy

- 1975

Attack Squadron 75

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