Earl Cranston Garey

Military
media-43096.jpeg UPL 43096 1LT Earl Cranston Garey, Jr.
Navigator - Gridley, Ramsey & O'Brien Crew
388th BG - 562nd BS

Object Number - UPL 43096 - 1LT Earl Cranston Garey, Jr. Navigator - Gridley, Ramsey & O'Brien Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS

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Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Little Lass" of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: 'A-61554 AC - The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Little Lass" at an airbase in England, 19 September 1943. 562nd Bomb Sqdn., 388th Bomb Gp. U.S. Air Force Photo.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Lass
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29155) nicknamed "Picadilly Commando" of the 446th Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '446BG B/24 leaving Ruhr on its way home 22 April 1944.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '22/4/44, 21,000 Ft. Hamm, smoke screen in distance.'
  • Date: 22 April 1944

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Minco, Oklahoma 6 August 1919

Enlisted

Oklahoma City, OK 30 March 1942

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall Airfield, UK 16 September 1943 - 28 May 1944 Flew 39-40 combat missoins

Died

Vian, OK 2 June 1995

Buried

Muskogee, OK 5 June 1995 Greenhill Cemetery Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, US

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