Name:
Gordon Louis Tyrone
Rank:
Flight Sergeant
Serial Number:
R/147160
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Death:
1943-01-23
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, The Netherlands
Plot:
25
Row:
A
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Comments:
Gordon Louis Tyrone was born on December 3, 1919, in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of Champ Bruce Tyrone and Elvy Reid Bass Tyrone.
Gordon served in the 427 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flight Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 23, 1943, when his Halifax aircraft # DK 141 was shot down at Breda Prinzenhagen, Holland (The Netherlands).