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Corp Gordon Lee Pryor

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Corp Gordon Lee Pryor

Birth
Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Death
11 Jul 1944 (aged 26)
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Burial
Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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The News, Frederick, MD, August 7, 1944
CPL. GORDON L. PRYOR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Pryor, Thurmont, was reported killed on Saipan on July 11. His brother, Pvt. Raymond L. Pryor, was fatally injured last April 5 in an explosion while on maneuvers at Camp Blanding, Fla. The casualty was the first in recent months reported from the Pacific theaters.

Besides his parents, Cpl. Pryor is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Donald E. Pryor, Youngstown, O.; Lillian E. Pryor, Thurmont; Mrs. Helen E. Kuhn, Edgemont; Sgt. Samuel L. Pryor; Mrs. Margaret V. Long, Rockville; Lester L., Betty Jean and Kenneth R. Pryor, at home.
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The News, Frederick, MD, June 8, 1948
The remains of Cpl. Gordon L. Prior, Co. H, 105th U. S. Infantry, killed on Saipan, July 11, 1944, were returned to Thurmont, Monday for reinterment Thursday. He was born December 19, 1917, a son of Samuel P. and Dora M. Lewis Pryor, Thurmont.

Surviving besides his parents and maternal grandfather, J. Hooker Lewis, are these brothers and sisters: Donald E. Pryor, Warren, O.; Mrs. Lillian Domingue, Thurmont; Mrs. Helen E. Kuhn, Quincy, Pa.; Sergt. Samuel L. Pryor, Andrews Field, Washington; Mrs. Margaret V. Long, Rockville; Lester L. Pryor, Betty Gene(sic) and Kenneth R. Pryor, at home. The body rests at the funeral home in Thurmont, where friends may call until time of services there, Thursday, 7 p.m. (DST). Rev. Adam Grim will officiate. Semimilitary rites will be observed. Reinterment will be in Blue Ridge Cemetery. Mr. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors.
The News, Frederick, MD, August 7, 1944
CPL. GORDON L. PRYOR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Pryor, Thurmont, was reported killed on Saipan on July 11. His brother, Pvt. Raymond L. Pryor, was fatally injured last April 5 in an explosion while on maneuvers at Camp Blanding, Fla. The casualty was the first in recent months reported from the Pacific theaters.

Besides his parents, Cpl. Pryor is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Donald E. Pryor, Youngstown, O.; Lillian E. Pryor, Thurmont; Mrs. Helen E. Kuhn, Edgemont; Sgt. Samuel L. Pryor; Mrs. Margaret V. Long, Rockville; Lester L., Betty Jean and Kenneth R. Pryor, at home.
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The News, Frederick, MD, June 8, 1948
The remains of Cpl. Gordon L. Prior, Co. H, 105th U. S. Infantry, killed on Saipan, July 11, 1944, were returned to Thurmont, Monday for reinterment Thursday. He was born December 19, 1917, a son of Samuel P. and Dora M. Lewis Pryor, Thurmont.

Surviving besides his parents and maternal grandfather, J. Hooker Lewis, are these brothers and sisters: Donald E. Pryor, Warren, O.; Mrs. Lillian Domingue, Thurmont; Mrs. Helen E. Kuhn, Quincy, Pa.; Sergt. Samuel L. Pryor, Andrews Field, Washington; Mrs. Margaret V. Long, Rockville; Lester L. Pryor, Betty Gene(sic) and Kenneth R. Pryor, at home. The body rests at the funeral home in Thurmont, where friends may call until time of services there, Thursday, 7 p.m. (DST). Rev. Adam Grim will officiate. Semimilitary rites will be observed. Reinterment will be in Blue Ridge Cemetery. Mr. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors.


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  • Created by: Cari Dobbs
  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77225649/gordon_lee-pryor: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Gordon Lee Pryor (19 Dec 1917–11 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77225649, citing Blue Ridge Cemetery, Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Cari Dobbs (contributor 47126322).