- SURNAME
Gardner
- FORENAME
Alan David
- UNIT
5 SF Group (S-2 Ops,HQ Company) (31 Engineer Det)
- RANK
Captain
- NUMBER
573563353
- DATE OF DEATH
27th June 1970
- AGE
31
- GRAVESITE
Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 46 Site 366-10
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Lewisburg,Pennsylvania
born 3.3.1939 Lewisburg,Pennsylvania
son of Robert Anthony and Mary Helen (nee Holmes) Gardner
husband of Judith Elaine (nee Sturgen) Gardner (1939-2016) (married 30.7.1960) (3 children Scott,Wendy and Alan) (Alan born after father's death)
graduated Lewisburg High School c.1957
graduated Bucknell University (BS) June 1962
commissioned 2Lt Corps of Engineers 23.6.1962
US Army Airborne School,Fort Benning,Georgia 1962-63
307 Engineer Bn 1963-65
US Army Parachute Team (Golden Knights) 28.6.1964
864 Engineer Bn (Company D) 8.5.1965
Vietnam
Engineer Officer Advance Course,Fort Belvoir,Virginia 1966
539 Engineer Det,1 SF Group 1967
Vietnam
31 Engineer Det,5 SF Group 3.9.1969
awards Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters,Joint Service Commendation Medal
promoted Major posthumously
killed in helicopter crash (non hostile) at A-242,Dak Pek,Kontum Province,South Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 09W Line 98
DATE OF DEATH:
27-Jun-1970
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