Garland Benson Epling

Military

UPL 61441 UPL 61441 T/Sgt Garland B. Epling

USAAF Photo

Garland Benson Epling

Object Number - UPL 61441 - T/Sgt Garland B. Epling

Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 35. 29 x missions. ETD

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

390th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30639

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

42-31512

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Ice Cold Katie
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

42-31603

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Belle of the Brawl
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

42-39953

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Dutch Cleaner aka Flying Coffin aka Yankee Doodle Dandy
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Places

A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the

Framlingham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Parham

Events

Event	Date	Description
Born	7 June 1914	BornSpencer, West Virginia
Enlisted	30 December 1942	EnlistedClarksburg, West Virginia
Other Discharged	6 November 1945
Died	23 August 1998	DiedWashington, West Virginia
Buried	26 August 1998	InterredRose Hill CemeteryWirt County, West Virginia

Revisions

Date8 Jan 2024 03:13:46

Contributorjmoore43

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Sources

Updated STATUS from "Civilian" to "Military" since the person has a Military S/N or Rank.

Date29 Jul 2023 17:15:45

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/609133588

https://www.fold3.com/record/89179473/garland-b-epling-wwii-army-enlist…

https://www.fold3.com/record/721280135/epling-garland-b-us-veterans-gra…

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64448813/garland-b-epling

Date27 Sep 2014 18:10:34

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Epling%2C+Garland+B

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