WWII

Gordon Decatur Reddick, Jr.

Photograph of Gordon Decatur Reddick, Jr.

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Birthdate
June 17 1913

Date of Death
May 5 1965

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
March 20 1943 -

Significant Duty Stations

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Born; Grady County, Georgia. US Army service number 34-770-226. Brother of Flight Officer Jacob Arthur Reddick US Army Air Force and Seaman First Class Robert Jones Reddick US Navy. Graduated Cairo High School Class of 1930. First from Cairo High School to receive athletic scholarship for college. Graduate of Mercer University Class of 1934. First from Grady County to play professional sports. Member of Charlotte North Carolina Bantams of the American Football League. Burial; Westminster Gardens, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.