Name:
John Kennedy Gardner
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-718282
Unit:
563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1945-02-17
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cem., Saint-Avold, France
Plot:
D
Row:
33
Grave:
25
Decoration:
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
John Kennedy Gardner was born in 1924 in New Jersey. He resided in Middlesex County, New Jersey prior to the war. John served as a First Lieutenant and Navigator on B-17G #44-8437, 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was shot down by German flak and crashed near Prüm, Germany during the war. He is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov