Photo taken Sept 1943 before leaving for India

My father, Lt. Col. John J. Gardner (1914-1986) served as a Liaison Officer during World War II in the China, Burma, and India Theatre of Operations .  In the jungles of Burma, he served in the Northern Combat Area Command Headquarters of Lt. General Joseph Stilwell .  As a member of the Y-Forces, he served in the New 6th Army, Chinese Combat Command, with Maj. General Robert McClure. On this website, I have photos, stories, & memorabilia that Dad shared with me.

If you recognize anything, please send an E-Mail  and tell me about it!    I am interested in everything related the C.B.I. Theatre of Operations and the Greatest Generation who served there.  

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Pre & Post War Biographies201 File

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The Ledo Road Collection

 

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Remembering Shared Honor

 

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John J. Gardner's Lens to History

 

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Photos and Memorabilia

 

 

 

WWII Memorial Honoree Page

 

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The Colonel Miller Story

 

 

Battle for Myitkyina

 

The China, Burma, & India Theatre in Color

Japanese Surrender in Nanking, China

Letter from China to Parents in Mooreland, Oklahoma

Please Help Identify this Ring Found While Metal Detecting

 

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