Dedicated to the memory of Mecklenburg County, NC Veterans who died during World War II.

Rank:	Unit:	Branch of Service:	Enlistment Date:
2nd Lieutenant	568th Bomber Sq. 390th Bomber	Army Air Corps	3-1942

Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-9-1944

Date of Birth:	Place of Birth:	Date of Death - Place:	Age at death:
Unavailable	Unavailable	10/10/1943 - over Muenster, Germany	Unavailable

Family Information Prior to 1947

Spouse Name and Address:
Jean Bost Gardner Shelby, NC

Parent Name and Address:
Hume Fields Gardner (deceased)	Mrs. Hume Fields Gardner Pulaski, TN

Sibling Name and Address:
H. F. Gardner, Jr., Private Camp Grant, IL	Mrs. Walter Krueger, Jr. Washington, D.C.

Education:

Attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts

Graduate of Giles Co. High School

Studied under Don Grant in Nashville, TN

Military Posts/Deployments:

England

Williams Field, Chandler, AZ

Employers:

International Heraldic Institute in Charlotte

Other Affiliations:

Second Presbyterian Church in Charlotte

Promotions & Awards:

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Wings
Awarded on: 1/2/1943

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services:

He was on his 15th mission in a plane that was shot down over Germany.
Memorial marker at Ardennes, France.

Source:

Newsprint and death index
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