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Personal info

Full name
GARDNER, Kenneth Edward
Date of birth
27 November 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Hometown
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31143424
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 11 10

Immediate family

Members
Joseph C. Gardner (father)
Vera Gardner (mother)
Vincent E. Gardner (brother)
Mary Gardner (wife)
Joseph Gardner (son)

More information

Pvt Kenneth E. Gardner attended high school for one year and was employed at the Winchester Repeating Arms Company before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 10 July 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery