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Nathan Gordon
| Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased) Lt. (jg) Nathan Gordon made four stall landings in his Black Cat PBY in rough waters of Kavieng Harbor to collect ditched survivors of the strike. Coming under intense enemy fire, he and his crew located and picked up 15 Army fliers shot down during the attack. His actions on this day earned him the Medal of Honor. Born in 1916, Nathan Gordon enlisted in 1941, training in Florida until February 1942, joining VP-34 flying PBY Catalinas. In June 1943 the squadron was posted to Hawaii, and subsequently flew missions over Midway and Tarawa, before moving to Australia on anti-shipping raids, then to Samarai Island, where the squadron acquired the nickname Black Cats. It was from here that Nathan Gordon completed the daring rescue mission for which he received the Medal of Honor. Sadly Nathan Gordon died on 9th September 2008. |
Items Signed by Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased) |
  | Clipped Signature - Nathan Gordon. Price : £40.00 | During a bombing raid on Kavieng, several B-25 Mitchell bombers ditched into the sea. Nathan Gordon landed his Catalina PBY four times under intense enemy fire, picking up 15 of the downed aircrew. For his actions, he was awarded the Medal of Hono...... | |
  | Black Cat Rescue by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £80.00 | On February 15, 1944, flying his Navy PBY Catalina on air-sea rescue duty, Lt. Nathan Gordon received an urgent call. Several 345th BG B25s were down following a major attack on Kavieng, and crews were in the water just offshore. Under intense gunfi...... | |
| | Black Cat Rescue by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Price : £100.00 | On February 15, 1944, flying his Navy PBY Catalina on air-sea rescue duty, Lt. Nathan Gordon received an urgent call. Several 345th BG B25s were down following a major attack on Kavieng, and crews were in the water just offshore. Under intense gunfi...... | |
| | Black Cat Rescue by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) SOLD OUT | On February 15, 1944, flying his Navy PBY Catalina on air-sea rescue duty, Lt. Nathan Gordon received an urgent call. Several 345th BG B25s were down following a major attack on Kavieng, and crews were in the water just offshore. Under intense gunfi...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Black Cat Rescue by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) Price : £70.00 | On February 15, 1944, flying his Navy PBY Catalina on air-sea rescue duty, Lt. Nathan Gordon received an urgent call. Several 345th BG B25s were down following a major attack on Kavieng, and crews were in the water just offshore. Under intense gunfi...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Lieutenant Commander Nathan Gordon (deceased) |
       | Big Trudgian and Berryman Aviation Prints. Pack Price : £270.00 Saving : £305 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Black Cat Rescue by Nicolas Trudgian. Invasion Force by Nicolas Trudgian. Kiwi Strike by Nicolas Trudgian. Trainbusters by Nicolas Trudgian. The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | PBY Catalina Aircraft Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Stan Stokes. Pack Price : £95.00 Saving : £45 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Black Cat Rescue by Nicolas Trudgian. Main Body by Stan Stokes. |
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