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Charles and Murray Gordon

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Dedicated:1925
Location:Riverside Drive at West 156th Street
Description:Tablets on markers (2)
Materials:Bronze, cast stone
Dimensions:Tablets H: 5 1/2" W: 8 1/2"; Markers H: 11" W: 14" D: 9"
Donor:Charles and Murray Gordon Post No. 130, Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America

Inscription

1. IN MEMORY OF / CHARLES GORDON / DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / OCT. 7, 1918 / DEDICATED BY / CHARLES AND MURRY GORDON/ POST NO. 130 / JEWISH WAR VETERANS / OF THE UNITED STATES

2. IN MEMORY OF / MURRY GORDON / A.E.F. - KILLED IN ACTION / FRANCE OCT. 10, 1918 / DEDICATED BY / CHARLES AND MURRY GORDON / POST NO. 130 / JEWISH WAR VETERANS / OF THE UNITED STATES

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