Individual Details
Walter Christopher LARDNER
(8 Aug 1913 - 1 Apr 1994)
Lardner was inducted into the U.S. Army in January 1943. His fluency in German made him a fitting recruit for advanced courses in German language and culture at the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) at Georgetown University. Following his arrival in Northwest Europe in June 1944, Lardner served as an interpreter for 3rd Radio Squadron, XIX Tactical Air Command of U.S. Ninth Air Force in the Rhineland and Northern France. His duties included intercepting and translating German Air Force radio traffic, valuable intelligence which crippled several German air missions. For their skilled work in the field, XIX Tactical Air Command received an official commendation from Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. In his August 1944 letter, Patton praised the operation as “the best example of the combined use of air and ground troops I have ever witnessed.”
Following the end of hostilities, Lardner was transferred to the MFAA Section in Regensburg, Germany, where he worked as the assistant and translator for Monuments Man Capt. Edward J. Mutrux. Together, the pair conducted inspections of several repositories for art in the Niederbayern-Oberpfalz administrative district of Bavaria. One inspection revealed that a large collection of antique weapons belonging to The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis had begun to rust and mildew due to inadequate storage conditions. In October 1945 Mutrux and Lardner travelled to Neuhausen to collect tiles to replace the heavily damaged roof of the Franziskanerkloster St. Salvator (“the Miniritenkirche”), a thirteenth-century Franciscan monastery in Regensburg.
Upon his return to New York in December 1945, Lardner resumed his work in public radio. In the early 1950s he converted to Christianity, completing a bachelor’s degree from Siena College in Albany, New York before entering the General Theological Seminary in New York City as a Candidate for Holy Orders in the Episcopal Church. Following his ordainment in December 1954, Lardner served as vicar of many Episcopal churches in upstate New York, including the Church of the Good Shepherd in Elizabethtown, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Essex, and All Souls Chapel in St. Hubert’s. In 1960 he became rector of Zion Episcopal Church in Hudson Falls, New York, where he remained until his retirement in 1979. In addition, Lardner was dean of the Southern Adirondack Deanery and chaplain of the Hudson Falls Professional Firefighters.
Walter Lardner died in Fort Edward, New York on April 1, 1994.
Source: https://www.monumentsmenfoundation.org/the-heroes/the-monuments-men/lardner-w-c, as quoted at Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181346150
Events
| Birth | 8 Aug 1913 | Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States |  |  | |
| Residence | 1920 | 472 28th Street [?], Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Assembly District 16, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Abt 1930 - 1994 | amateur "ham" radio operator - W2BDB - New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Age: 16Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Military | From 1931 to 1946 | affiliated with the U.S. Army in various ways, as a radio operator and a translator, | | | |
| Education | Abt 1932 | graduated - Kingston High School, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Education | 1935 - 6 | was a junior (2nd of 3 year curriculum) - State Normal School, New Paltz, Ulster, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1935 | Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Education | Abt 1935 | attended - New Paltz Teachers College, New Paltz, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1936 | (with parents) - 37 Meade, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Education | 1936 | (listed as "student" in city directory) - Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Education | Abt 1936 | graduated - Siena College, Loudonville, Albany, New York, United States | | ||
| Military | From 18 Apr 1936 to 14 Sep 1940 | as a sergeant in the NY National Guard, HQ btry Com Tn Bn 156th F A - Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1937 | (with parents and with Alice) - 37 Meade, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | 1937 | teacher - Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1938 | Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1939 | with parents Herbert and Tillie, and sister Alice, - 114 O'Neil, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | 1939 | Modern Radio Service, 302 Fair St.,, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | Abt 1940 - 1954 | an engineer at radio station WTRY - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | Apr 1940 | school teacher - Rosendale, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Whiteport, Rosendale, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Military | 16 Oct 1940 | registered for the draft - Rosendale, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 16 Oct 1940 | with mother - RFD 1, Box 40, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | 16 Oct 1940 | a worker by Kingston Broadcasting Company - Albany Ave., Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | ||
| Description | 16 Oct 1940 | 6'-1" tall, 150 pounds, light complexion, blond hair and blue eyes | | ||
| Education | Bef 1943 | with a B.A. degree - New Paltz Normal School and Siena College, Loudonville, Albany, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | 1943 | radio operator in the army | | ||
| Education | Abt 1943 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Military | From 12 Jan 1943 to 15 Dec 1945 | and was promoted to corporal, serving as a radioman and voice interceptor, | | ||
| Military | 12 Jan 1943 | enlisted as a private in the Army, for the duration of the war, - Albany, Albany, New York, United States | | | |
| Description | 12 Jan 1943 | 6 foot 1 inches and 146 pounds | | ||
| Education | 3 Mar 1944 | graduated from the Army Specialized Training Program in German - Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States | | ||
| Military | 15 Dec 1945 | was discharged from the US Army, having served as a Corporal in the 3rd Radio Squadron, - Fort Dix, Burlington, New Jersey, United States | | | |
| Employment | Aft 1945 | radio engineer at WTRY - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 28 Jul 1946 | Grace Church, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States - Dorothy VAN KEUREN | | | |
| Residence | 1947 | 98 1st Street, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | 1947 | as an engineer and studio supervisor at WTRY - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1 Apr 1950 | with two daughters, Barbara and Wendy, - 69 Saratoga Av., Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States - Dorothy VAN KEUREN | | ||
| Employment | 1 Apr 1950 | a radio technician at a broadcasting company | | ||
| Christen | 29 Jun 1952 | Grace Church, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States | | | |
| Education | Bef 1954 | studied for the priesthood - General Theological Seminary, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | Jun 1954 | Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States - Dorothy VAN KEUREN | | ||
| Employment | 6 Jun 1954 - 11 Dec 1954 | deacon - Church of the Good Shepherd, Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States | | ||
| Ordination | 6 Jun 1954 | to the diaconate - All Saints Cathedral, Albany, Albany, New York, United States | | ||
| Ordination | 11 Dec 1954 | by Rt. Rev. David E. Richards - Grace Episcopal Church, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States | | | |
| Employment | 11 Dec 1954 | vicar - All Souls Chapel, St. Huberts, Essex, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | Aft 11 Dec 1954 | rector - Church of the Good Shepherd, Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Abt 1960 - 1969 | was chaplain of the Hudson Falls Professional Firefighters - Hudson Falls, Washington, New York, United States | | ||
| Employment | 1960 - 1978 | rector - Zion Episcopal Church, Hudson Falls, Washington, New York, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 27 Jul 1960 | was instituted as rector - Zion Episcopal Church, Hudson Falls, Washington, New York, United States | | ||
| Election | 1964 - 1969 | dean of the Southern Adirondack Deanery - New York, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1979 - 25 Mar 2008 | 16 6th Street, Hudson Falls, NY 12839, Hudson Falls, Washington, New York, United States - Dorothy VAN KEUREN | | ||
| Residence | 1989 | 16 6th Street, Hudson Falls, NY 12839, Hudson Falls, Washington, New York, United States | | ||
| Death | 1 Apr 1994 | from acute bronco-pneumonia, carcinoma of the colon and chronic organic brain syndrome - Fort Hudson Nursing Home, Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States | | | |
| Burial | 4 Apr 1994 | in "Lot 41, Section 2, three feet" - Waterford Rural Cemetery, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Christopher LARDNER | | |||
| Alt name | C Walter LARDNER | | |||
| Education | 4 years of college | | |||
| Miscellaneous | hobbies included painting and stamp collecting | | |||
| Residence | Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States | | |||
| Residence | Ulster, New York, United States | | |||
| Soc Sec No | 118-09-2451 | |
Families
| Spouse | Dorothy VAN KEUREN (1919 - 2009) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Wendy Christine LARDNER (1949 - 2005) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Herbert Charles LARDNER (1890 - 1946) |
| Mother | Tillie TURTEL (1892 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
Consistent with censuses: 1920, 1930, 1940Consistent with WWII Army enlistment record
Consistent with National Guard enlistment record
Consistent with BillionGraves
Military
From https://www.monumentsmenfoundation.org/the-heroes/the-monuments-men/lardner-w-cHe joined the Army Amateur Radio System soon after high school, spending his summers training in emergency radio communications at the Citizens’ Military Training (CMT) Camp at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Prior to the start of World War II, Lardner served in the New York Army National Guard and worked as a radio engineer at WTRY, a public radio station in Troy, New York.
Lardner was inducted into the U.S. Army in January 1943. His fluency in German made him a fitting recruit for advanced courses in German language and culture at the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) at Georgetown University. Following his arrival in Northwest Europe in June 1944, Lardner served as an interpreter for 3rd Radio Squadron, XIX Tactical Air Command of U.S. Ninth Air Force in the Rhineland and Northern France. His duties included intercepting and translating German Air Force radio traffic, valuable intelligence which crippled several German air missions. For their skilled work in the field, XIX Tactical Air Command received an official commendation from Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. In his August 1944 letter, Patton praised the operation as “the best example of the combined use of air and ground troops I have ever witnessed.”
Following the end of hostilities, Lardner was transferred to the MFAA Section in Regensburg, Germany, where he worked as the assistant and translator for Monuments Man Capt. Edward J. Mutrux. Together, the pair conducted inspections of several repositories for art in the Niederbayern-Oberpfalz administrative district of Bavaria. One inspection revealed that a large collection of antique weapons belonging to The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis had begun to rust and mildew due to inadequate storage conditions. In October 1945 Mutrux and Lardner travelled to Neuhausen to collect tiles to replace the heavily damaged roof of the Franziskanerkloster St. Salvator (“the Miniritenkirche”), a thirteenth-century Franciscan monastery in Regensburg.
Education
This is from the 1936 "Paltzonian" yearbook of the State Normal School in New Paltz [image 8]. The yearbook has photos of three classes--Freshman, Junior, and Senior--in a three-year program. Walter C. Lardner appears in the list of Juniors [image 100] but does not appear in the group photos [images 100 and 101]Military
Listed as "single, with dependents"Height 71 inches
Weight 146 pounds
4 years of college
Radio operator in civilian life
Military
The discharge paper gives his serial number as 32742058.Marriage
Presiding at marriage: The Rev James T Kerr, Rector, Grace Church, WaterfordWitnesses: Mary Shear, Leroy F. Fuller, Jr.
Christen
Christening performed by the Rev Michael LynchOrdination
Ordained by Bishop RichardsDeath
Transcription of obituary (done via OCR):Rev. Walter Lardner, 80, longtime pastor
HUDSON FALLS — The Rev. Walter C. Lardner, 80, Rector Emeritus of Zion Episcopal Church, Hudson Falls, died Friday (April 1, 1994), at the Fort Hudson Nursing Home, Fort Edward. Born on August 8, 1913, in Brooklyn, he was the son of Herbert and Tillie (Tuttle) Lardner. In 19'46, he married Dorothy Van Keuren of Waterford. Father Lardner attended Brooklyn College, Georgetown University in the Army Specialized Training Program during World War 11, and Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. He graduated from New Paltz Normal School and Siena College. Before attending General Theological Seminary, he was an engineer at radio station WTRY in Troy for 15 years. He was ordained a priest in 1954 at Grace Episcopal Church in Waterford by the Rt. Rev. David L. Richards and became vicar of the Church of the Good Shepard in Elizabethtown, St. John's, Essex and All Souls Chapel in St. Hubert's. In 1960, he became rector of Zion Church in Hudson Falls, where he served until his retirement in 1979. He was dean of the Southern Adirondack Deanery from 1964 to 1969, and he served on several diocesan
committees. During the 1960s, Father Lardner was a chaplain of the Hudson Falls Professional Firefighters. An amateur "ham" radio operator since 1930, his call letters were W2BDB. He was also interested in painting and stamp collecting. Besides his wife of 48 years, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. James (Barbara) Moore of Potomac, Md., and Wendy Sabo and June Waters, both of Hudson Falls; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at the Zion Episcopal Church in Hudson Falls, with the Rev. John Edson, former interim rector of Zion Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Waterford Rural Cemetery, Waterford. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Zion Episcopal Church. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Zion Episcopal Church, 224 Main St., Hudson Falls, 12839, or the Fort Hudson Nursing Home, Broadway, Fort Edward, 12828. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Carleton Funeral Dome Inc., 68 Main St., Hudson Falls.
Alt name
1930 censusEndnotes
1. New York, New York || NYC, NY, birth certificate no. 26907 (9 August 1913), Christopher Lardner; Bureau of Vital Records, Department of Health, New York, New York.
2. "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 11 March 2015), entry for Walter C Lardner, Record Number 358242827, (https://familysearch.org/search/linker?pal=/pal:/MM9.1.1/2Q6F-KBB&id=L6GG-4B6&hinting=%2Ftree%2F%23view%3Dancestor%26person%3DL6GG-4B6&icid=ft-hinting); citing a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
3. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
4. Fort Edward, Washington, New York||Ft. Edward, NY, certificate of death (local copy) no. 9 (no visible date), Walter Christopher Lardner, d. 1 April 1994, Fort Edward, NY; Office of the Town Clerk, Fort Edward, NY.
5. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : viewed 8 May 2018), memorial # 181346150, Rev. Walter C. Lardner .
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9. Census 1920, Kings County, New York, population schedule, Brooklyn, enumeration district (ED) Assembly District 16, sheet 9B, dwelling 98, family 207 , Herbert Cardoner (sic) family; index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJRD-QHN : accessed 28 June 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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14. Monuments Men Foundation, The Monuments Men: Lardner, Cpl. Walter C. (https://www.monumentsmenfoundation.org/the-heroes/the-monuments-men/lardner-w-c : viewed 8 May 2018), Walter Christopher Lardner (1913-1994).
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19. "To Be Ordained," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 5 June 1954, 10:5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 April 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75102620/ordination/.
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22. "To Be Ordained," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 5 June 1954, 10:5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 April 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75102620/ordination/.
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30. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
31. 1940, Ulster County, New York, population schedule, Whiteport, Rosendale, enumeration district (ED) SD 27, ED 56-64, Sheet 9A, Family Number 341, Line Number 34, Herbert C Lardner (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K315-QTL); index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 29 June 2015); citing enumeration district (ED) 56-64, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2795.
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37. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"," index, FamilySearch (https:/familysearch.org: accessed 11 March 2015), entry for Walter C Lardner, enlisted 12 Jan 1943, Albany, NY, US (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8R2-F25); citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C..
38. "Waterford Man Ordained Saturday," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 13 December 1954, p 22; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 July 2015).
39. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
40. "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database index, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939: viewed 8 May 2018) , Walter C. Lardner, b. 1913, enl. 12 Jan 1943, Albany, NY; citing National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A..
41. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"," index, FamilySearch (https:/familysearch.org: accessed 11 March 2015), entry for Walter C Lardner, enlisted 12 Jan 1943, Albany, NY, US (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8R2-F25); citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C..
42. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
43. BillionGraves, index with digital images ( : accessed 11 March 2013), entry for Walter Lardner (http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/person/1311439#given_names=Walter&family_names=Lardner).
44. Walter C. Lardner, "Separation Qualification Record (WD AGO Form 100)", 15 December 1945; Personnel file, Army serial no. 32-742-058; Official Military Personnel Files, U. S. Army; National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri. This is an original onionskin copy of the record. It was taken by Barbara Lardner Moore after the death of her father and added to James Moore's files..
45. Walter C. Lardner, "Enlisted Record and Report of Separation: Honorable Discharge (WD AGO form 53-55)", 15 December 1945; Personnel file, Army serial no. 32-742-058; Official Military Personnel Files, U. S. Army; National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri. This is a negative photostat of the original record. It was taken by Barbara Lardner Moore after her father's death and given to James Moore for conservation..
46. Dinner Program for U.S. Army ECAD F1D3, 18 Sep. 1945, Regensburg, Germany||Dinner program, F1 D3, Moore-Lardner Family Collection; privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 2018. This was apparently a dinner program for the first anniversary of the Army unit. It was found by Barbara Lardner Moore among her deceased father's papers.
47. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"," index, FamilySearch (https:/familysearch.org: accessed 11 March 2015), entry for Walter C Lardner, enlisted 12 Jan 1943, Albany, NY, US (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8R2-F25); citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C..
48. "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database index, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939: viewed 8 May 2018) , Walter C. Lardner, b. 1913, enl. 12 Jan 1943, Albany, NY; citing National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A..
49. "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database index, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939: viewed 8 May 2018) , Walter C. Lardner, b. 1913, enl. 12 Jan 1943, Albany, NY; citing National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A..
50. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
51. Walter C. Lardner, Certificate of completion of "Army Specialized Training Program: Area and Language - Central Europe - German", 3 March 1944, from Georgetown University, Washington, D. C.. Privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 2018. Taken by his daughter, Barbara Lardner Moore, after his death and eventually given to the current holder. It was originally in a presentation folder that was discarded for better preservation.
52. Walter C. Lardner, Certificate of completion of "Foreign Area and Language Study (German) Terms IV, V, VI", 4 March 1944, from Army of the United States, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. Privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 2018. The certificate bears a raised seal of the Regent of Georgetown U. It was taken by Barbara Lardner Moore after the death of her father and given to the current holder.
53. Honorable Discharge of Walter C. Lardner, citing his service in World War II; Moore-Lardner Family Collection, looseleaf file 232; privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854. The item is a photostat of the certificate of discharge, dated 15 December 1945 at Fort Dix NJ of "Walter C. Lardner, 32742058, Corporal, 3rd Radio Squadron". The paper was taken by his daughter, Barbara Lardner Moore, and given to the current holder.
54. "Dorothy Van Keuren Depoy Lardner," obituary, The (Glens Falls, NY) Post-Star, 26 July 2009, p. 22, col. 5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 September 2022).
55. Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner, Hudson Falls, NY, to James W. Moore, personal letter, July 1984, Lardner-Van Keuren family history; Moore-Lardner Family Genealogy, looseleaf evidence file #135; privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854. mailed by writer to current holder.
56. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
57. "Dorothy Van Keuren DePoy Lardner," obituary, The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 29 July 2009 (after 26 July 2009 print edition); online edition, (http://poststar.com : accessed 17 April 2016); http://poststar.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/dorothy-van-keuren-depoy-lardner/article_9fb6b45b-e29f-55a3-9339-49281a5d3889.html.
58. "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61632/: viewed 12 October 2020) , >1946 ... (3 entries) [1] >Groom, image 875 of 1611, Lardner Walter C [2] >Bride, image 361 of 1828, Depoy, Dorothy [3] >Bride, image 1689 of 1828, Van Keuren, Dorothy, all Troy, 28 July 1946, cert # 37380; citing New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.
59. "Dorothy Van Keuren Depoy Lardner," obituary, The (Glens Falls, NY) Post-Star, 26 July 2009, p. 22, col. 5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 September 2022).
60. Marriage Certificate, Grace Church, Waterford, NY, 28 Jul 1946, Ancestors of Barbara Lardner Moore; privately held by James W. Moore and Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 2023. Inherited by Barbara Lardner Moore from Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner.
61. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: accessed 20 January 2017), New York > Troy > 1947 > Troy, New York, City Directory, 1947, p 196, "Lardner Walter C (Dorothy) eng WTRY h 98 1st".
62. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: accessed 20 January 2017), New York > Troy > 1947 > Troy, New York, City Directory, 1947, p 196, "Lardner Walter C (Dorothy) eng WTRY h 98 1st".
63. "To Be Ordained," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 5 June 1954, 10:5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 April 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75102620/ordination/.
64. 1950 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York||Saratoga Co., NY, population schedule, Waterford, enumeration district (ED) 46-96, sheet 3, lines 7-13, dwelling 34, 69 Saratoga Av., Walter C. Lardner; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ : accessed 6 September 2022) > New York > Saratoga > Waterford > 46-96, image 4 of 29; Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. NAID: 43290879. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, Record Group 29. National Archives at Washington, DC., Washington, DC..
65. 1950 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York||Saratoga Co., NY, population schedule, Waterford, enumeration district (ED) 46-96, sheet 3, lines 7-13, dwelling 34, 69 Saratoga Av., Walter C. Lardner; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ : accessed 6 September 2022) > New York > Saratoga > Waterford > 46-96, image 4 of 29; Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. NAID: 43290879. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, Record Group 29. National Archives at Washington, DC., Washington, DC..
66. Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner, Hudson Falls, NY, to James W. Moore, personal letter, July 1984, Lardner-Van Keuren family history; Moore-Lardner Family Genealogy, looseleaf evidence file #135; privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854. mailed by writer to current holder.
67. "Waterford Man Ordained Saturday," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 13 December 1954, p 22; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 July 2015).
68. "To Be Ordained," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 5 June 1954, 10:5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 April 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75102620/ordination/.
69. "To Be Ordained," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 5 June 1954, 10:5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 April 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75102620/ordination/.
70. Mrs. Edward [??]yden, "Waterford Man Ordained Saturday," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 13 December 1954, p 22, col 1; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 July 2015).
71. "To Be Ordained," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 5 June 1954, 10:5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 April 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75102620/ordination/.
72. "To Be Ordained," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 5 June 1954, 10:5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 April 2021). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75102620/ordination/.
73. "Dorothy Van Keuren Depoy Lardner," obituary, The (Glens Falls, NY) Post-Star, 26 July 2009, p. 22, col. 5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 September 2022).
74. Mrs. Edward [??]yden, "Waterford Man Ordained Saturday," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 13 December 1954, 22:1; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 July 2015). https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75095168/ordination/.
75. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
76. Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner, Hudson Falls, NY, to James W. Moore, personal letter, July 1984, Lardner family; Moore-Lardner Family Genealogy, looseleaf evidence file #229-1; privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD. mailed by writer to current holder.
77. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
78. Mrs. Edward [??]yden, "Waterford Man Ordained Saturday," The (Troy, NY) Times Record, 13 December 1954, p 22, col 1; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 July 2015).
79. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
80. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
81. "Dorothy Van Keuren DePoy Lardner," obituary, The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 29 July 2009 (after 26 July 2009 print edition); online edition, (http://poststar.com : accessed 17 April 2016); http://poststar.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/dorothy-van-keuren-depoy-lardner/article_9fb6b45b-e29f-55a3-9339-49281a5d3889.html.
82. "Dorothy Van Keuren Depoy Lardner," obituary, The (Glens Falls, NY) Post-Star, 26 July 2009, p. 22, col. 5; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 September 2022).
83. Newspaper clipping, with handwritten date "7/27/60", Walter C. Lardner "instituted" as rector of Zion Episcopal Church; Ancestors of Barbara Lardner Moore; privately held by James W. Moore and Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 2023. Inherited by Barbara Lardner Moore from Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner, Walter's wife.
84. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
85. "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 11 March 2015), entry for Walter C Lardner, Record Number 358242827, (https://familysearch.org/search/linker?pal=/pal:/MM9.1.1/2Q6F-KBB&id=L6GG-4B6&hinting=%2Ftree%2F%23view%3Dancestor%26person%3DL6GG-4B6&icid=ft-hinting); citing a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
86. "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1," database index, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1788: viewed 13 May 2018), Dorothy Lardner, b. 1919, address "16 6th St, Hudson Falls, NY, 12839-1514 (1993)"; citing Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.
87. "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1," database index, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1788: viewed 8 May 2018), Rv Walter C Lardner, b. 8 Aug 1913, res. 16 6th St, Hudson Falls, NY, 12834-1514 (1989); citing Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.
88. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
89. Fort Edward, Washington, New York||Ft. Edward, NY, certificate of death (local copy) no. 9 (no visible date), Walter Christopher Lardner, d. 1 April 1994, Fort Edward, NY; Office of the Town Clerk, Fort Edward, NY.
90. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : viewed 8 May 2018), memorial # 181346150, Rev. Walter C. Lardner .
91. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
92. Fort Edward, Washington, New York||Ft. Edward, NY, certificate of death (local copy) no. 9 (no visible date), Walter Christopher Lardner, d. 1 April 1994, Fort Edward, NY; Office of the Town Clerk, Fort Edward, NY.
93. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : viewed 8 May 2018), memorial # 181346150, Rev. Walter C. Lardner .
94. New York, New York || NYC, NY, birth certificate no. 26907 (9 August 1913), Christopher Lardner; Bureau of Vital Records, Department of Health, New York, New York.
95. 1940, Ulster County, New York, population schedule, Whiteport, Rosendale, enumeration district (ED) SD 27, ED 56-64, Sheet 9A, Family Number 341, Line Number 34, Herbert C Lardner (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K315-QTL); index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 29 June 2015); citing enumeration district (ED) 56-64, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2795.
96. Walter C. Lardner obituary, in Moore-Lardner collection, 2 April 1994, privately held by Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD, 20854, 2016. Obituary printed in The [Glens Falls, NY] Post-Star, 2 April 1994, p. 17.
97. Ancestry.com, New York, New York National Guard Service Cards, 1917-1954 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Collection: New York, New York National Guard Service Cards, 1917-1954; Series: B2001; Film Number: 14.
98. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005).
99. Fort Edward, Washington, New York||Ft. Edward, NY, certificate of death (local copy) no. 9 (no visible date), Walter Christopher Lardner, d. 1 April 1994, Fort Edward, NY; Office of the Town Clerk, Fort Edward, NY.