. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . tlOKN JULY 12. I88CDIED JULY 19. 1918 80 THE FORT SHERIDAN ASSOCIATION SECOND LIEUTENANT FRANCIS WALKER GARDNER 5th Marines, Second Division. Died on October 12, 1918, at St. Etienne, France, from wounds received in action during the Argonne drive. f^^ 2nd Lt. FRANCIS W. GARDNER. BORN JUNE 26. 1889DIED OCTOBER 12, 1918 Bel- Lieutenant Gardner was bornden. Miss., on June 26, 1889. He re-ceived his education in the public schoolsand the A. & M. University, Starkville,Miss.; Tulane University, New Orleans,and attended
. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . tlOKN JULY 12. I88CDIED JULY 19. 1918 80 THE FORT SHERIDAN ASSOCIATION SECOND LIEUTENANT FRANCIS WALKER GARDNER 5th Marines, Second Division. Died on October 12, 1918, at St. Etienne, France, from wounds received in action during the Argonne drive. f^^ 2nd Lt. FRANCIS W. GARDNER. BORN JUNE 26. 1889DIED OCTOBER 12, 1918 Bel- Lieutenant Gardner was bornden. Miss., on June 26, 1889. He re-ceived his education in the public schoolsand the A. & M. University, Starkville,Miss.; Tulane University, New Orleans,and attended a military school. He wasa member of the Lee Guards of the M. University. Upon completion ofhis studies he entered the automobile busi-ness, discontinuing this work to enter theSecond Officers Training Camp at FortSheridan. Upon receipt of his commis-sion he was ordered overseas, sailing inJanuary, 1918, as a casual. After a courseof further military study in France Lieu-tenant Gardner was assigned to the 5thMarines and served with that regimentthroughout all its campaigns until he wasmortally wounded. He was wounded dur-ing the Marne engagement and was takento the hospital, but soon returned to had been cited many times and wasawarded the Distinguished Service Crossand recommended for promotion. On De-cember 22, 1917, Lieutenant
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