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WARDNER, Fred Garland - Date of
birth
17 February 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington -
Hometown
Spokane County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39455185 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Gieselwerder, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jackson H. Wardner (father)
Effie I. (Bradshaw) Wardner (mother)
Dorothy B. Wardner (sister)
June R. Wardner (sister)
Alice L. Wardner (sister)
Jackson H. Wardner (brother)
James E. Wardner (brother)
More information
T/4 Fred G. Wardner attended Edison Libby Junior High and Lewis and Clark High School. He worked in a factory that produced bakery products before he enlisted in Spokane, Washington on 15 September 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Spokane Daily Chronicle - 11 June 1945, www.ancestry.com - Wardner Family Tree / 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Fred van der Sterren, Spokane Daily Chronicle - 11 June 1945