Lewis Scott Gardner
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Killed in Action (KIA).
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- Date: 15 September 1943
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pulaski, TN | 11 November 1915 | |
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Enlisted |
Charlotte, NC | 30 March 1942 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Vorsundern, Germany | 10 October 1943 | Miss Fortune (23328-D, 568): cruelly living up to its namesake, the "Miss Fortune" was struck by a rocket and collided with "Miss Behavin" (23415-Q, 571). The aircraft then broke in two and crashed. Three members of the crew (William E. Wenckens, John W. Danielsen, and Carl F. Spirito) survived, but were subsequently taken prisoner by the Germans. |
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Lived in |
Charlotte, NC | 725 Hawthorne Lane | |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot D Row 3 Grave 51 Ardennes American Cemetery Ardennes American Cemetery 164, route du Condroz B-4121 Neupré Belgium |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the event "Description" - "Miss" was misspelled.
Contributor466thHistorian
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database