Sid Gordon was a cousin of mine. He started his career during WW2, served in the military for part of the war, then finished his career after the war. He had a pretty solid career:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...ordosi01.shtml
I have been able to collect almost every card ever produced of him. Just missing a few, but haven't focused on the collection in years.
Unfortunately, he passed away when I was only 4 years old, so I never had the opportunity to meet him.