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Gardner, Roger Lee, CMoMM.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Seattle, WA
Last Address 6623 Freemont Ave Seattle, WA
Casualty Date Jul 11, 1943
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 3 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
The USS Runner (SS-275) left on her patrol for the Kurile Islands on 27 May 1943, and was never heard from again. She may have struck an enemy mine or sunk as a result of an air/sea attack. Declared overdue and presumed lost, she was stricken from the Navy list on 30 October 1943. Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Gardner was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 2 January 1946.
