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Gordon W. Bombeck

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Gordon W. Bombeck

Birth
Lincoln County, Colorado, USA
Death
2 Jun 2008 (aged 89)
Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Kenesaw, Adams County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Son of William & Ella (Welch) Bombeck.
He attended school to eighth grade in Haswell, when his family moved to Cushing in 1935. He graduated from Cushing High School in 1939. On Dec. 7, 1941 , while attending St. Paul Business College, he accepted a Civil Service Appointment in the War Department Message Center in Washington, D.C. On March 31, 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He was stationed at South Post Fort Myer, Va., with duty in the Pentagon Telecommunication Center. He was honorably discharged on Jan. 24, 1946, and continued his communication duties in the Civil Service. He retired after 28 years in 1970 and moved to Shelton, where he lived until his death.
Son of William & Ella (Welch) Bombeck.
He attended school to eighth grade in Haswell, when his family moved to Cushing in 1935. He graduated from Cushing High School in 1939. On Dec. 7, 1941 , while attending St. Paul Business College, he accepted a Civil Service Appointment in the War Department Message Center in Washington, D.C. On March 31, 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He was stationed at South Post Fort Myer, Va., with duty in the Pentagon Telecommunication Center. He was honorably discharged on Jan. 24, 1946, and continued his communication duties in the Civil Service. He retired after 28 years in 1970 and moved to Shelton, where he lived until his death.


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  • Created by: Don
  • Added: Jun 4, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27341455/gordon_w-bombeck: accessed ), memorial page for Gordon W. Bombeck (30 Mar 1919–2 Jun 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27341455, citing Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw, Adams County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Don (contributor 46558676).