Elmer Gedeon
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Elmer John Gedeon
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 196 lb.
- School University of Michigan
- Debut September 18, 1939
- Final Game September 24, 1939
- Born April 15, 1917 in Cleveland, OH USA
- Died April 20, 1944 in St. Pol, France
[edit] Biographical Information
Elmer Gedeon played briefly for the 1939 Senators, whose best players were Buddy Lewis and Dutch Leonard.
Gedeon was killed in combat in World War II. A bomber pilot with the 394th BG, USAAF, he was shot down on April 20, 1944. He was piloting a Martin B-26 Marauder that was shot down on a mission from Boreham Airfield, England, to France. Four others died; there was one survivor.
