- Harold Gardner
Harold Ford Gardner (
December 3 ,1898 –October 16 ,2006 ) was a veteran of the First World War, although he served for less than 24 hours in theUnited States Army .Gardner was born in
Pennsylvania and enlisted for military duty in 1918. He was on a train ready to go to a boot camp on11 November ,1918 , the day the armistice was signed, when he was ordered off by an officer. Gardner received a $1 check for one day's pay.This is only one of hundreds of stories from Harold's long life. He was a master mechanic and machinist who worked for
IBM , Endicott Johnson, City of Binghamton, and Link Aviation as well asPratt-Whitney during the Second World War, troubleshooting aircraft engines. He loved to work on antique cars, clocks and guns, and could often be found in his workshop making replacement parts when none could be obtained.He died in Sayre.
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Veterans of World War I who died in 2006 External links
* [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/regional/s_393487.html "Train duty"] , "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review",
November 11 ,2005
* [http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061020/NEWS01/610200332&SearchID=73260450397677 "Man, 107, a passionate pioneer Gardner was last World War I veteran in Pennsylvania"] , "Press and Sun-Bulletin",Greater Binghamton ,New York ,October 20 ,2006
* [http://www.voy.com/60649/39065.html His obituary]
* [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/mostread/s_476055.html "Doughboy for a day"] , "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review",October 21 ,2006
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