US PARAS 2 Gardner, Lawrence Norman

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John Robertson

John Robertson

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  • SURNAME
Gardner ​
  • FORENAME
Lawrence Norman​
  • UNIT
187 Airborne Infantry Regiment (Company G) ​
  • RANK
Corporal ​
  • NUMBER
11143331 ​
  • DATE OF DEATH
28th March 1951 ​
  • AGE
23 ​
  • GRAVESITE
Mount Calvary Cemetery, St Albans, Franklin County, Vermont ​
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Franklin County, Vermont​
born 24.3.1928 Swantor, Vermont, USA​
employed by City of St. Albans​
25.03.1946 draft card Franklin, Vermont​
wife Pauline Goodrow Gardner, 8 Norman Street, Winooski​
award D.S.C.​
KIA Parun-ni, Hill 228,South Korea ​
Korean War Veterans Memorial, Wall of Remembrance, Washington, D.C. Panel 55​
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DATE OF DEATH:

28-Mar-1951

AWARD:

https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/gardner-lawrence-n.40349/

CITATION:

Distinguished Service Cross : The President of the United States of America, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Lawrence N. Gardner (ASN: RA-11143331), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with Company G, 3d Battalion, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division. Corporal Gardner distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Parun-ni, Korea, on 28 March 1951. On that date, Company G was assigned the mission of capturing Hill 507, a hostile strong point. As the company approached the summit of the hill, the stubbornly resisting enemy began tossing hand grenades among the friendly troops. Seeing the grenades fall among his comrades, Corporal Gardner, with complete disregard for his personal safety, and with heroic determination to save the lives of his gravely endangered comrades, began hurling them back into the enemy positions. He succeeded in recovering two of the grenades and throwing them at the enemy and was attempting to throw a third grenade toward an enemy entrenchment when it exploded in his hand, killing him instantly.

WEB LINKS:

• https://koreanwarvetsmemorial.org/namesearch/lawrence-n-gardner/

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19533209/lawrence-norman-gardner
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