Peter John Gardner
Military
Via Daughter Mary
Object Number - UPL 78792 - Sgt Peter J. Gardner having passed out of gunnery school.
Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x missions. Flew aboard B-17's 'WottoLoad', 'Passion Pit' and 'Southern Comfort.
Mission List: Saarbrucken, Saarbrucken, Bernburg, Kiel, Beaumont Le Roger
St Cyr, Pas De Calais, Autheux, Illiers L'Eveque, Montfort,, Angers, Colleville, Berck, Rotenburg, Zietz, Saarbrucken, Melun, Avord, Siracourt, Brunswick
Siracourt, Tutow, Zietz, Orleans, St Trond, Brunswick, Hamm, Pas de Calais, Gutersloh, Cuxhaven, Mont de Marsan, Friedrichshafen, Brunswick.
Awards: DFC, AM(4OLC), GC, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory..
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
16 April 1922 | ||
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Enlisted |
Utica, New York | 21 December 1942 | EnlistedUtica, New York |
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Other Discharged |
25 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
20 June 1950 | DiedSt. Lawrence County, New York | |
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Buried |
23 June 1950 | InterredCalvary CemeteryMassena, New York |
Revisions
I am Mary Lou Krohn. The daughter of Peter John PJ Gardner. My father passed away in 1950. I have started doing on-line research and have found out some of my father's service history during WW II. I will continue to research and update his info.
Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp
