Found a couple items on a Gordon B. Queen. If you recieve his IDPF file from St Louis it will have info on his death. There is no mention of him in any of the 80th Div Morning Reports or After Action Reports posted on the 80th`s website
From a database search at the American Battle Monuments Commision Website:
Gordon B. Queen
Captain, U.S. Army
Service # O1100736
305th Engineer Combat Battalion, 80th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: North Carolina
Died: 12-Oct-44
Buried at: Plot C Row 21 Grave 14
Lorraine American Cemetery
St. Avold, France
Awards: Purple Heart
Enlistment record from NARA AAD
Field Title Value Meaning
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 20412227
NAME QUEEN#GORDON#B
RESIDENCE: STATE 46 NORTH CAROLINA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 023 BURKE
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 4653 MORGANTON NORTH CAROLINA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 16
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 09
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 40
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION SGT# Sergeant
GRADE: CODE 5 Sergeant
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION CE# Corps of Engineers
BRANCH: CODE 82 Corps of Engineers
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 0 Undefined Code
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 7 National Guard
NATIVITY 46 NORTH CAROLINA
YEAR OF BIRTH 17
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 4 4 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 432 Cabinetmakers
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 4 National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0344 0344
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.66# 3.66#
