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William Thomas GARDNER
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-187301 | |||
| AGE | 22 yo | |||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20 January 1921 Toluca, Marshall County, ILLINOIS | |||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | ILLINOIS | |||
| FAMILY |
Parents : James Clifton & Leah Pearl Wells GARDNER Brother : Richard Lee | |||
| RANK |
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| FONCTION | Marin | |||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | |||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 1942 | |||
| COMPANY | Maddox (DD-622) | |||
| ARMY | United States Naval Reserve | |||
| DATE OF DEATH | 11 July 1944 |
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| STATUS | KIA | |||
| PLACE OF DEATH | In sea | |||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN | ||||
| CEMETERY |
SICILY-ROME AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, ITALY | |||
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Maddox (DD-622), departed Norfolk for Algeria, where she became a unit of Task Force, the assault force for the invasion. As the assault troops opened the Battle of Gela on 10 July, Maddox was on antisubmarine patrol about 16 miles offshore. Steaming alone, the destroyer was attacked by a German bomber and an squadron Italian. One of the bombs exploded Maddox's magazine, causing the ship to roll over and sink within two minutes.
William died on Jul 10th, 1943, at the age of 22, at sea. William was commemorated in Sicily and Rome, Italy American Cemetery. William’s last known status was missing. |
Maddox (DD-622) Source : Fold3 | |||
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Richard Lee GARDNER
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 36698258 |
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| AGE | 26 yo | |||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 February 1918 Toluca, Marshall County, ILLINOIS | |||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | ILLINOIS | |||||
| FAMILY |
Spouse : Lucille H Perino Parents : James Clifton & Leah Pearl Wells GARDNER Brother : William Thomas | |||||
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| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Electromotive Corporation |
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| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 16 October 1940 ILLINOIS | |||||
| UNIT |
33rd Armored Regiment 3rd Armored Division | |||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 18 August 1944 | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Gorron N°3527
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Saint James (Montjoie St Martin) | | ||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Fold3 - Annick Le Guluche | |||||
Source : Ellen Myers Marchese
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Fold3 |
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| EDITORS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |