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Archive Home > 2008 > September > 10 > Nathan Gordon received Medal of Honor for WWII rescue

Nathan Gordon received Medal of Honor for WWII rescue

By Jon Gambrell / The Bulletin
September 10, 2008

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Nathan Green Gordon, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing 15 fellow airmen during World War II and later served 20 years as lieutenant governor, has died, a relative said Tuesday. He was 92.

Gordon was piloting a Navy Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat....

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