- SURNAME
Gardner
- FORENAME
John Parker
- UNIT
4th Raider Battalion (Company A)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
339422
- DATE OF DEATH
20th July 1943
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Michigan, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 27.03.1923, Michigan, USA
father Neil Stanley Gardner (1893-1970)
mother Mabel Annette (nee Kennedy) Gardner (1894-1965)
04.01.1942 enlisted
brother William (Lieutenant) died 1943 in airplane crash Gulf of Mexico
Next of kin - Father, Mr. Neil S. Gardner, 9338 Warner Street, Detroit, Michigan
KIA Bairoko Harbour, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
20-Jul-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201386246/john-parker-gardnerSERVICE HISTORY:
GARDNER, John P., PFC 521/522/745(Rifleman) SN: 339422
Born: 27 Mar 1923 Detroit, Michigan
Enlisted USMC: 03 Jan 1942 (Home of Record: 9338 Warner Street, Detroit, Michigan)
Died: 20 Jul 1943 (KIA, Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: White Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Birmingham, MI (Section , Row , Grave )
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jan 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "3Jan42; 5, Jdenl fr DHS Detroit, Mich."
Feb 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC
Mar 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "to MB, NAS, Quonset Point, R.I."
1st Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, RI
Apr 1942 Pvt, 1stGdCo, MB, NAS, Quonset Point, RI
Jul 1942 Pvt, 1stGdCo, MB, NAS, Quonset Point, RI "9, to BksDet, Post"
2nd Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, RI
Oct 1942 PFC, 2ndGdCo, MB, NAS, Quonset Point, RI "9-14, sk PSkQtrs; 15, trans to TTC, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Maintenance Detachment, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, MaintDet, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "3Jan42; 19, jdfr BksDet, MB, NAS, Quonset Pt, RI; 23, to 4th Mar Raider Bn, Post"
Company A, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co A, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "3Jan42; 23, jdfr MaintDet, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "18-25, spl temp det d in conn amph trng"
Company N, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 PFC, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "28, emb abd USS SCHLEY (APD-14) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 30, arr at Wickham Anchorage, Oloana Bay, Vangunu Island, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 PFC, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "3Jan42; 1-10, participated in the seizure and occupation of Wickham Anchorage, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 12, emb and sailed abd LCI#332 at Oloana Bay, Vangunu Island, B.S.I.; 13, arr & disemb at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 17, emb & sailed abd USS WARD at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 18, arr & disemb at Enogai, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 18-20, participated in the occupation of Enogai; 20, KIA while participating in the attack against the enemy at Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Enogai Harbor Cemetery, Row 1, Grave 6, New Georgia, B.S.I.
Born: 27 Mar 1923 Detroit, Michigan
Enlisted USMC: 03 Jan 1942 (Home of Record: 9338 Warner Street, Detroit, Michigan)
Died: 20 Jul 1943 (KIA, Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: White Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Birmingham, MI (Section , Row , Grave )
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jan 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "3Jan42; 5, Jdenl fr DHS Detroit, Mich."
Feb 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC
Mar 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "to MB, NAS, Quonset Point, R.I."
1st Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, RI
Apr 1942 Pvt, 1stGdCo, MB, NAS, Quonset Point, RI
Jul 1942 Pvt, 1stGdCo, MB, NAS, Quonset Point, RI "9, to BksDet, Post"
2nd Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, RI
Oct 1942 PFC, 2ndGdCo, MB, NAS, Quonset Point, RI "9-14, sk PSkQtrs; 15, trans to TTC, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Maintenance Detachment, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, MaintDet, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "3Jan42; 19, jdfr BksDet, MB, NAS, Quonset Pt, RI; 23, to 4th Mar Raider Bn, Post"
Company A, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co A, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "3Jan42; 23, jdfr MaintDet, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "18-25, spl temp det d in conn amph trng"
Company N, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 PFC, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "28, emb abd USS SCHLEY (APD-14) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 30, arr at Wickham Anchorage, Oloana Bay, Vangunu Island, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 PFC, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "3Jan42; 1-10, participated in the seizure and occupation of Wickham Anchorage, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 12, emb and sailed abd LCI#332 at Oloana Bay, Vangunu Island, B.S.I.; 13, arr & disemb at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 17, emb & sailed abd USS WARD at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 18, arr & disemb at Enogai, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 18-20, participated in the occupation of Enogai; 20, KIA while participating in the attack against the enemy at Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Enogai Harbor Cemetery, Row 1, Grave 6, New Georgia, B.S.I.
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