Joseph William Gardiner

Korean War
Service #506927
Unit46 PATRON
RankEnsign U.S. Navy
Date of DeathNovember 5 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Ensign Gardiner was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Ensign Gardiner was a crew member of a PB5M Catalina patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 46, U.S. Navy. He was Killed in Action while participating in aerial support over Korea on November 5, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.