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Gary Gordon

Gary Ivan Gordon
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Sergeant First Class Gary Gordon
Nickname(s) "Gordy"
Born (1960-08-30)August 30, 1960
Lincoln, Maine, U.S.
Died October 3, 1993(1993-10-03) (aged 33)
Mogadishu, Somalia
Buried at Lincoln Cemetery, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1978–1993
Rank Army-USA-OR-08b.svg Master Sergeant
Unit 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta
Battles/wars

Operation Just Cause
Persian Gulf War
Operation Gothic Serpent

Awards Medal of Honor ribbon.svg Medal of Honor
Purple Heart ribbon.svg Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal (United States).png Meritorious Service Medal
Army-commendation-medal.png Army Commendation Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal.jpg Joint Service Achievement Medal (2)

Operation Just Cause
Persian Gulf War
Operation Gothic Serpent

Gary Ivan Gordon (August 30, 1960 – October 3, 1993) was a master sergeant in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. At the time of his death, he was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army's premier special operations unit, the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1SFOD-D), or "Delta Force".

Together with his comrade, Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart, Gordon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions he performed during the Battle of Mogadishu in October 1993.

Gary Gordon was born August 30, 1960, in Lincoln, Maine, and graduated from Mattanawcook Academy in 1978. He joined the U.S. Army that same year on December 4, 1978 at age 18. Trained as a combat engineer, Gordon became a Special Forces Engineer with the 2nd Battalion of the 10th Special Forces Group. In December 1986, he was chosen to join the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1SFOD-D), or "Delta Force". As a Delta Force operator, Gordon eventually advanced to Team Sergeant. Before deploying with his unit to Somalia he married his wife Carmen and together they had two children.

Gordon was deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia, with other Delta members in the summer of 1993 as part of Task Force Ranger. On October 3, 1993 Gordon was Sniper Team Leader during Operation Gothic Serpent, a joint-force assault mission to apprehend key advisers to Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. During the assault, Super Six One, one of the Army's Black Hawk helicopters providing insertion and air support to the assault team, was shot down and crashed in the city. A Combat Search and Rescue team was dispatched to the first crash site to secure it and a short time later a second Black Hawk, Super Six Four, was shot down as well. Ranger forces on the ground were not able to assist the downed helicopter crew of the second crash site as they were already engaged in heavy combat with Aidid's militia and making their way to the first crash site.


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