About
World War II (1939-1945)
Gordon Louis Hahn was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on July 9, 1925. By 1940, he was living with his family in Schenectady County, and in 1943, he graduated from Nott Terrace High School.
On October 6, 1943, Gordon enlisted in the United States Army. He completed his basic training at Camp Croft in South Carolina. He was a private first class serving with Company E, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division. He traveled to England after completing basic training, then proceeded to France to participate in General Patton's hurricane drive toward the German border. Gordon died on December 18, 1944, as a result of injuries he sustained during the Battle of the Bulge. He is buried in Park View Cemetery in Schenectady, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry