World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Ellsworth Gardner
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Lisa K. Jackson
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMY DIVISION IN THE INFANTRY FROM 1943 TO 1945. ON THE EUROPEAN FRONT, HE PARTICIPATED AND FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, A DECISIVE TURNING POINT IN THE WAR AGAINST HITLER.