IN MEMORIAM
Henry Gardner, 96; WWII Vet,
Pioneer In Field Of Prosthetics
MARYLAND – Henry F. Gardner, a World War II veteran and pioneer in the development of prosthetic devices, passed away at Bassett Hospital on March 28, 2016, with his family by his side.
Hank was born April 9, 1919, in Stephenson , Mich., to Michael and Alice Naden Gardner.
Following High School graduation at Kingsford, Mich., he joined the Army Transport Service Marine Division. A graduate of the Marine Officer Academy in 1942, he served as an engineering officer on board the H-11 in the Pacific and the E.B. Alexander in the North Atlantic.
After World War II, he joined the Veterans Administration as a prosthetics technician and attended New York University where he received a degree, majoring bio-mechanics.
