Carl A Gardon
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Object Number - UPL 30198 - Carl A. Gardon
Pilot, Gardon Crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Collided with another aircraft 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31291 "Avengress" outside Berlin. Mission #116. MACR 5176. Killed in Action (KIA). Former co-pilot for Rayburn Crew. Buried in St Boniface Cemetery, Meriden, CT.
Meriden, CT
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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
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34315592
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13107939
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32213378
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6910612
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-814378
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 24 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Meriden, CT, USA | 22 November 1917 | |
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Based |
25 February 1944 - 24 May 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action |
Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany | 24 May 1944 | |
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Buried |
Meriden, CT | St Boniface Cemetery Meriden, CT |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5176
