LAST NAME: Gardner
FIRST NAME: Gene
AGE: 19
CAUSE OF DEATH: Killed in Action
GENDER: Male
HAIR:
EYES:
HEIGHT:
CEMETERY: Idaho Falls, ID - Rose Hill
BIRTH DATE: Jun. 21, 1924
BIRTH PLACE: Lincon, ID USA
DATE DIED: Apr. 8, 1944
DEATH PLACE: New Brunswicke Germany
FATHER: Ford Gardner
MOTHER: Abbie Ellnora Cunnington Gardner
SIBLINGS:
1. Half brother, 1st Lt. Winslow Green Gardner 11/23/1920 mother Ella
1. M Ford Duane Gardner 10/22/1922
2. F Laraine Gardner
3. M Gene Gardner 6/21/1924 Lincoln Bonneville County ID USA - 4/8/1944 Germany
4. F Fay Rosetta Gardner 11/7/1926
SPOUSE: None
CHILDREN: None
HOBBIES: Basketball
OCCUPATION: Staff Sgt in US Air Force
MILITARY SERVICE: Yes, US Air Force 8th B24 Staff Sgt Gardner was a Tail Gunner World War II
AWARDS: Purple Heart, Air Medal, Citation of Honor, and a token of appreciation from President Truman
SOURCES: Post Register Article
REMARKS: Attended Idaho Falls High member of it's basketball team. He joined the service in Feb. 1943. Training at Fort Douglas, UT and Almogardo, NM. His plane was hit while on mission over Europe. He was able to shot down an enemy plane after being wounded just before his plane went down.
FIRST NAME: Gene
AGE: 19
CAUSE OF DEATH: Killed in Action
GENDER: Male
HAIR:
EYES:
HEIGHT:
CEMETERY: Idaho Falls, ID - Rose Hill
BIRTH DATE: Jun. 21, 1924
BIRTH PLACE: Lincon, ID USA
DATE DIED: Apr. 8, 1944
DEATH PLACE: New Brunswicke Germany
FATHER: Ford Gardner
MOTHER: Abbie Ellnora Cunnington Gardner
SIBLINGS:
1. Half brother, 1st Lt. Winslow Green Gardner 11/23/1920 mother Ella
1. M Ford Duane Gardner 10/22/1922
2. F Laraine Gardner
3. M Gene Gardner 6/21/1924 Lincoln Bonneville County ID USA - 4/8/1944 Germany
4. F Fay Rosetta Gardner 11/7/1926
SPOUSE: None
CHILDREN: None
HOBBIES: Basketball
OCCUPATION: Staff Sgt in US Air Force
MILITARY SERVICE: Yes, US Air Force 8th B24 Staff Sgt Gardner was a Tail Gunner World War II
AWARDS: Purple Heart, Air Medal, Citation of Honor, and a token of appreciation from President Truman
SOURCES: Post Register Article
REMARKS: Attended Idaho Falls High member of it's basketball team. He joined the service in Feb. 1943. Training at Fort Douglas, UT and Almogardo, NM. His plane was hit while on mission over Europe. He was able to shot down an enemy plane after being wounded just before his plane went down.
LAST NAME: Gardner
FIRST NAME: Gene
AGE: 19
CAUSE OF DEATH: Killed in Action
GENDER: Male
HAIR:
EYES:
HEIGHT:
CEMETERY: Idaho Falls, ID - Rose Hill
BIRTH DATE: Jun. 21, 1924
BIRTH PLACE: Lincon, ID USA
DATE DIED: Apr. 8, 1944
DEATH PLACE: New Brunswicke Germany
FATHER: Ford Gardner
MOTHER: Abbie Ellnora Cunnington Gardner
SIBLINGS:
1. Half brother, 1st Lt. Winslow Green Gardner 11/23/1920 mother Ella
1. M Ford Duane Gardner 10/22/1922
2. F Laraine Gardner
3. M Gene Gardner 6/21/1924 Lincoln Bonneville County ID USA - 4/8/1944 Germany
4. F Fay Rosetta Gardner 11/7/1926
SPOUSE: None
CHILDREN: None
HOBBIES: Basketball
OCCUPATION: Staff Sgt in US Air Force
MILITARY SERVICE: Yes, US Air Force 8th B24 Staff Sgt Gardner was a Tail Gunner World War II
AWARDS: Purple Heart, Air Medal, Citation of Honor, and a token of appreciation from President Truman
SOURCES: Post Register Article
REMARKS: Attended Idaho Falls High member of it's basketball team. He joined the service in Feb. 1943. Training at Fort Douglas, UT and Almogardo, NM. His plane was hit while on mission over Europe. He was able to shot down an enemy plane after being wounded just before his plane went down.
FIRST NAME: Gene
AGE: 19
CAUSE OF DEATH: Killed in Action
GENDER: Male
HAIR:
EYES:
HEIGHT:
CEMETERY: Idaho Falls, ID - Rose Hill
BIRTH DATE: Jun. 21, 1924
BIRTH PLACE: Lincon, ID USA
DATE DIED: Apr. 8, 1944
DEATH PLACE: New Brunswicke Germany
FATHER: Ford Gardner
MOTHER: Abbie Ellnora Cunnington Gardner
SIBLINGS:
1. Half brother, 1st Lt. Winslow Green Gardner 11/23/1920 mother Ella
1. M Ford Duane Gardner 10/22/1922
2. F Laraine Gardner
3. M Gene Gardner 6/21/1924 Lincoln Bonneville County ID USA - 4/8/1944 Germany
4. F Fay Rosetta Gardner 11/7/1926
SPOUSE: None
CHILDREN: None
HOBBIES: Basketball
OCCUPATION: Staff Sgt in US Air Force
MILITARY SERVICE: Yes, US Air Force 8th B24 Staff Sgt Gardner was a Tail Gunner World War II
AWARDS: Purple Heart, Air Medal, Citation of Honor, and a token of appreciation from President Truman
SOURCES: Post Register Article
REMARKS: Attended Idaho Falls High member of it's basketball team. He joined the service in Feb. 1943. Training at Fort Douglas, UT and Almogardo, NM. His plane was hit while on mission over Europe. He was able to shot down an enemy plane after being wounded just before his plane went down.
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Idaho Staff SGT 784 AAF Bomb Sq. World War II PH-AM
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Services for Gene & Nephew Lester Gardner combined.
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