serviceyears laterwork branch relations death_date death_place birth_name birth_place unit awards battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
1942-1945 oil and gas lease broker 25px united states army - -lrb- father -rrb- - cleta -lrb- mother -rrb- - cleta elizabeth -lrb- twin sister -rrb- b. ludeau -lrb- wife -rrb- - walter 19 april 1997 biloxi , mississippi walter scott gordon , jr. jackson , mississippi easy regiment , 101st airborne division company , 2nd battalion , 506th parachute infantry * bronze star world war ii 15 april 1920 smokey 25px corporal pfc walter s gordon 506e.jpg walter gordon -lrb- veteran -rrb-
 walter gordon
walter gordon -lrb- veteran -rrb-

corporal walter scott gordon , jr. -lrb- 15 april 1920 - 19 april 1997 -rrb- was a non-commissioned officer with easy company , 2nd battalion , 506th parachute infantry regiment , in the 101st airborne division of the united states army during world war ii .
gordon was portrayed in the hbo miniseries `` band of brothers '' by ben caplan .
his life story was featured in the 2010 book `` a company of heroes : personal memories about the real band of brothers and the legacy they left us '' .
