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75th Anniversary Of Pearl Harbor

Gordon H. Sterling Jr. of West Hartford

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Gordon H. Sterling Jr., from West Hartford, Army Air Forces, shot down over ocean. Gordon H. Sterling, Jr. was born in Connecticut on 30 June 1919. He was serving as a Second Lieutenant, 46th Pursuit Squardon, 15th Pursuit Group, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when the Japanese attacked the islands on 7 December 1941. Lieutenant Sterling was killed during the attack and his body was not recovered. There is a memorial stone for the Lieutenant at Arlington National Cemetery. Click Here For More Information About Gordon!

On Saturday November 26th An Event Was Held ByThe Iwo Jima/World War II Traveling Museum At The Lucy Robbins Welles Library in Newington. Here is the Bombing Of Pearl Harbor Information:

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Here is the list of the Connecticut casualties at Pearl Harbor.


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