Gardner, Melvin J., SSgt

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Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 737-Flight Engineer
Last AFSC Group
Air Crew (Enlisted)
Primary Unit
1942-1942, AAF MOS 737, 341st Bombardment Group, Medium
Service Years
1939 - 1942
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Home State
Arizona
Arizona
Year of Birth
1920
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Mesa, Arizona
Last Address
Karachi, India

Casualty Date
Jun 03, 1942
 
Cause
Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
China
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Tablets of the Missing

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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
World War II FallenAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  2013, World War II Fallen
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 1940-1941, B-23 Dragon
From Year
1940
To Year
1941
   
Personal Memories
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Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics
Primary function Medium bomber
Power plant Two Wright R-2600-3 engines
Thrust 1,600 HP 1,193 kW
Wingspan 92 ft 28 m
Length 58 ft 6 in 17.9 m
Height 18 ft 6 in 5.6 m
Weight max. 32,400 lb 14,700 kg
Speed max. 282 mph 454 km/h
Speed cruising 210 mph 338 km/h
Range 1,400 miles 2,253 km
Ceiling 31,600 ft 9,632 m
Armament 3x 7.62mm M-2 machine guns, 1x 12.7mm M-2 machine gun, 4,000 lb bombs internally
Crew Six
Cost $133,000
First flight July 1939
Number built 38

   
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Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013
   
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