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GARDNER, Edwin Phillip - Date of
birth
28 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Magnolia. LaRue County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35702535 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Laveline-du-Houx, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 36 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Isaiah Gardner (father)
Lena G. (Gibson) Gardner (mother)
Claude A. Gardner (brother)
Floyd E. Gardner (brother)
Ray L. Gardner (brother)
Jessie V. Gardner (sister)
Cyril T. Gardner (brother)
John M. Gardner (brother)
Smith Gardner (half-brother)
More information
S/Sgt Edwin P. Gardner enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 4 May 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999, 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson