World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles A. Gardner
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Francisco, California
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
HE WAS ABOARD A B-24D LIBERATOR ON 10 APRIL 1944 ON A MISSION OUT OF NADZAB AIR FIELD IN NEW GUINEA TO ATTACK AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT SITE AT HANSA BAY WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY ENEMY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE.