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Personal info

Full name
GARDNER, Frederick J
Date of birth
13 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Green Island, Albany County, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
6903977
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Tandel – Bastendorf - Brandenbourg, North of Diekirch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 1 7

Immediate family

Members
George Gardner (father)
Elizabeth Gardner (mother)
James Gardner (brother)
Thomas Gardner (brother)
George Gardner (brother)
Charles Gardner (brother)
David Gardner (brother)
Eleanor Gardner (sister)
Olga M. Gardner (wife)
Frederick Gardner, Jr. (son)
Veronica Gardner (daughter)
Olga Gardner (daughter)

More information

Pvt Frederick J. Gardner entered the service at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 26 June 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem / pjt