Published Thursday, June 2, 2022
David “Smokey” Gordon, 74, of Grover, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
Born May 28, 1947 in Utah, to the late Robert (Stanley Moskal) Gordon and Frances (Miller) Hawkes, he was a decorated Vietnam Veteran, serving in the United States Navy for three years on the the USS Somers (DDG-34) and then re-enlisted for three years in the United States Army.
He received the National Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Bronze Star, Sharpshooting Badge, Vietnam Service Metal, W/2 Campaign Stars, Vietnam commendation W/60 device and 3 overseas bars.