Gardner, Samuel M. Jr.
Air Force Master sergeant

Samuel M. Jr. Gardner, age 35, from Idalou, Texas, Lubbock county.

Service era: Gulf War
Military history: 31st Weather Squadron at Hahn Air Base, Germany

Date of death: Tuesday, August 28, 1990
Death details: He was among nine member of the 433rd Mobility Airlift Wing and four additional personnel who were killed when their C-5A Galaxy crashed shortly after takeoff from Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Cemetery: Llano in Amarillo, Texas

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, Joint Base San Antonio, findagrave.com