World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lavern E. Gardner
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Sharon, Kansas
Honored By
Randall E. Patterson
Relationship
Nephew
DROVE TRUCK TRANSPORTS AND RE-FUELED B-29 SUPER FORTRESS BOMBERS ON THE ISLAND OF TINIAN IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HE WAS ON TINIAN WHEN THE ENOLA GAY TOOK OFF AND RETURNED FROM ITS HISTORIC BOMBING MISSION ON HIROSHIMA, JAPAN.