John Henry Gardner
Military
Associated people
Object Number - UPL 37034 - Part of MACR 1555, records those captured and interrogated. 2Lt Charles Joseph Spear Navigator of B-17 42-29663, shows DOB 7th Aug 1918.
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 42-29663. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 15555
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME,
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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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11033809 / O-791522
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
27 May 1920 | ||
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Other Baled out POW |
Lorient, France | 17 May 1943 | Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 42-29663. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 15555 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 17 May 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
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Other Married |
Cheyenne, WY | 5 November 1949 | Married Rosemay Hanlon. |
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Died |
27 May 1981 | ||
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Based |
Chelveston | 17 May 1943 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
St Anthony Cemetery, Grand Junction, CO | St Anthony Cemetery Grand Junction, Mesa County, CO |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15555 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database