Robert L Garrett
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Pilot - Crew #515
466thBG - 785th BS
Garrett was involved in a mid-air collision on 23 March 1944 on both his and the 466th BG's 2nd mission. He successfully bailed out and evaded capture, hiding out with the Bourdouche family in Queue-du-Bois, Belgium. He was accidently and tragically killed when a stray German bullet entered the home and killed him instantly. The American Army was a few hours from liberating the farm where he was hiding.
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 16520 - 2LT Robert L. Garrett Pilot - Crew #515 466thBG - 785th BS Garrett was involved in a mid-air collision on 23 March 1944 on both his and the...
B-24H #42-52587 'Shoo Shoo Baby' crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland after colliding with another aircraft on a mission to Achmer airfield, GR on 23 Mar 1944.
He successfully evaded capture, being hidden by members of the Belgian resistance. He was accidently and tragically killed by a stray German bullet as the American Army were fighting with the Germans near the house he was hiding in near Liege on 9 September 1944, over 5 months from the time he was shot down. MACR# 3455
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O 808939
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14147637
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14182501
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39549631
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Norman, Oklahoma | 3 April 1918 | |
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Other Bailed Out/Crashed |
Belterwijde, Netherlands | 23 March 1944 | The Garrett Crew were involved in mid-air collision with the Griffin Crew (Crew #506) over Belgium. Seven Crew were KIA. Garrett was able to bail out and evade capture. MACR# 3455 |
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Died |
Queue-du-Bois, 4610 Beyne-Heusay, Belgium | 5 September 1944 | |
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Buried |
Queue-du-Bois, 4610 Beyne-Heusay, Belgium | 6 September 1944 | Queue du Bois , Beyne Heusay Liège Arrondissement de Liège Liège, Belgium |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3455, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
