Gardner, Galen Vincent

1922 - 1958  (36 years)

• Name	Gardner, Galen Vincent
  Birth	18 Apr 1922	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GARD.G001
  _FGRAVE	44794958
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, United States Army  [2]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		Military Service Ribbons, Gardner, Galen Vincent (1922-1958) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	6 Aug 1958	St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri   [1]
  Burial	Maple Dale Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Gardner, Galen V.
  		Headstone, Gardner, Vina Lucille and Galen V.
  Person ID	I34420	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Gardner, Charles VanCleve,   b. 30 Jun 1893, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 3 Feb 1966, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Conner, Ida Ernestine,   b. 13 Aug 1899, Indiana d. 1980, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F14071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Andrews, Vina Lucille,   b. 5 Feb 1924   d. 12 Mar 1998 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F14075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Apr 1922 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 6 Aug 1958 - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Burial - - Maple Dale Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10750] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Gardner, Vina Lucille and Galen V., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44794920/charles-vancleve-gardner), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10751] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Gardner, Galen V., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44794920/charles-vancleve-gardner), none. (Reliability: 2).