Gerald L Grett
Military ROLL OF HONOURTook part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229.
Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by fighters 16 August 1943. Attack was on Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF in 41-24229 'Buzzin' Bear'.
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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: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19055445
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Seeds of Satan - Miss Delores - Buzzin' Bear
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
29 December 1919 | ||
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Died |
16 August 1943 | ||
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Buried |
Memphis National Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee SECTION H SITE 381 |
Revisions
Added to awards and bio data per NARA files.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3156649/gerald-l-grett
Merged with duplicate record to include details from:
the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp
44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp. 109-112, MACR 15858, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 235 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia