Gardner John Kennedy

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John Kennedy Gardner is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

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:

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Grave:

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 Pr�m, 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