Alfred F Garretson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

In 379th's move to England, ac B-17F 42-3132 was lost flying from Gander, Newfoundland to Scotland. It disappeared over the Atlantic enroute from Gander Bay, Newfoundland to Preswick, Scotland on April 24th 1943.

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The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey p. 108, AF Combat Units of t WWII  p. 226, National WW II Memorial web site; 379th Bombardier Group Anthology, pg 260