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Lewis Gardner [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was on his 15th mission in a plane that was shot down over Germany.Memorial marker at Ardennes, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-9-1944

Awards: 
Air Medal, Purple Heart, Wings - 1/2/1943
Biographical Notes: 
International Heraldic Institute in Charlotte Second Presbyterian Church, Charlotte
Education Details: 
Attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, Graduate of Giles Co. High School, Studied under Don Grant in Nashville, TN
Family Details: 

Jean Bost Gardner, Shelby, NC Hume Fields Gardner (deceased) - Mrs. Hume Fields Gardner - Pulaski, TN H. F. Gardner, Jr., Private - Camp Grant, IL, Mrs. Walter Krueger, Jr. - Washington, D.C.

First Name: 
Lewis
KIA / MIA Place: 
over Muenster, Germany
KIA Date: 
10/10/1943
Last Name: 
Gardner
Middle Name: 
S.
Military Details: 
Williams Field, Chandler, AZ, England
Military Rank: 
2nd Lieutenant
Source: 

Newsprint and death index

Military Unit: 
568th Bomber Sq. 390th Bomber
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
NA

Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/lewis-gardner

Links
[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/lewis-gardner [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/veteran-records