Harold G Gardner

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Green Hornet' 44-40286



SSGT Harold G. Gardner was born March 14, 1923. He was the son of Bert Gardner, and brother of Howard Gardner. He also listed a foster-mother, Etta Strosnider, among his next of kin. His hometown was Pasadena, California.

On March 24, 1945, he was serving as the Tail Gunner aboard “Green Hornet,” B-24 tail #44-40886, of the 401st Bomb Group, 852nd Bomb Squadron, when it was downed over Wesel, Germany.

He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-40286

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Green Hornet
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Orange Grove, California 14 March 1923 SSGT Harold G. Gardner was born March 14, 1923. He was the son of Bert Gardner, and brother of Howard Gardner. He also listed a foster-mother, Etta Strosnider, among his next of kin. His hometown was Pasadena, California.

Other

Killed in action

24 March 1945 On March 24, 1945, he was serving as the Tail Gunner aboard “Green Hornet,” B-24 tail 44-40286, of the 401st Bomb Group, 852nd Bomb Squadron, when it was downed over Wesel, Germany.

Buried

He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland.

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 13552;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorWW2 Researcher Bill Beigel
Changes
Sources

IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13552