• Conflict(s): World War II
  • Military Branch & Unit: Army
  • Theater(s): European; Pacific
  • US Army Division: 86th Infantry
  • US Army Regiment: 341st Infantry
  • US Army Company: B Company
  • College/Year: RC '44
  • Field(s) of Study: Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields, Military Science, Leadership And Operational Art
  • Occupations: Educational Instruction and Library, Farming, Fishing, and Forestry, Military Specific
  • Links to Oral History Sessions: Gardner, Robert E. (January 28, 2008)

Description:

Professor Gardner served as an infantry officer and later supply officer in the 86th Infantry Division in both the European and Pacific Theaters during World War II. He spent his career as an agent/faculty member in the Rutgers Agricultural Extension Service.