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NAME Harold Edwin Gardner |
NICKNAME Fateye |
SERVICE NUMBER O-10564 |
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| UNIT VMF-122 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD 2041 Addison Way Los Angeles, CA |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Ray E. Gardner |
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| DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1920 at Fuzhou, China |
ENTERED SERVICE June 16, 1942 (commissioned) |
DATE OF LOSS June 30, 1943 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Rendova |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead July 1, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS First Lieutenant Harold E. “Fateye” Gardner was a veteran Marine fighter pilot. After serving a tour over Guadalcanal with VMF-121, he transferred to VMF-122 (the “Candystripers”) and continued flying missions out of Henderson Field. On 30 June 1943, American forces staged an amphibious landing on Rendova Island in the western Solomons. Gardner took part in an evening fighter sweep that made contact with Japanese aircraft; he did not return to base following the mission. Gardner was reported as missing in action; on 1 July 1945, he was officially declared dead. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant (posthumous Captain) |
STATUS OF REMAINS Missing In Action |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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