Gordon Savage |
| Posted 2008-11-08 by Sharon |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ July 12, 1945, p. 1 Savage Youth Dies Fighting Okinawa Japs Parents Here Receive Tragic News in Wire From War Dept. Fighting with the 17th Infantry of the 7th Division on Okinawa, Pfc. Gordon a Savage, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett G. Savage of Wickenburg, was killed in action on June 15, a tragic telegram from the War Department to his parents her received Monday of this week, said. The telegram was from Adjutant General J. A. Ulio and gave no details, although promising the grief stricken parents a “confirming letter follow the wire. Although not long a resident of Wickenburg, Gordon Savage made a host of friends while living here and the news of death in the fierce action against the fanatical Japs on Okinawa, saddened and shocked the community. Born May 27, 1926, Gordon entered the service from Wickenburg on September 21 of last year, trained at Camp Roberts and went overseas on February 18 of this year. He saw service in Hawaii and on the Mariannas before going with his regiment to Okinawa where it was thrown immediately into battle. He was an automatic rifleman and those duties took him far out in front of the balance of the troops to help clear the way for the following infantry. His last letter to his mother, reporting that he was in good health and spirits after a short period at a rest camp, was dated June 7, just eight days before he fell in battle. Gordon was raised in Humbolt and Mayer, attending the schools in both of those Arizona towns. Upon moving to Wickenburg about a year and half ago with his parents, he had planned to enroll in the Wickenburg High School, but gave that up over a difficult involving his credits. In addition to his parents, the young soldier is survived by a sister Doris, age 20 and a brother, Duane, 11. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Wickenburg SUN, Wickenburg, Arizona April 15, 1949 Mr. and Mrs. Emmett G. Savage, Wickenburg, received word this week that the body of their son, Pfc. Gordon A. Savage, above, is being returned to this country aboard the US.S. Sinnet, for burial here in Wickenburg. Gordon was killed in action June 15, 1945, while fighting with the 17th Division on Okinawa. He was just past 19years of age at the time of his death. Although he had lived in Wickenburg only a short time prior to his enlistment on September 21, 1944, he had already made many friends here. The telegram to the parents gave no indication of the probable date of arrival of the body in this country. The wire came from the Chief of American Graves Registration Division. Oakland, Calif. See Also: Find A Grave |
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