Lee LaVerne Garrigues
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Back Row L-R Sgt Warren H Lamon, Engineer. Sgt Lee L Garrigues, Tail Gunner. Sgt John K Jones, Radio Operator. Sgt Julian M Duggan, Waist Gunner. Sgt Hector L Tirado, Ball Gunner. Sgt Kenneth C Parsons **
863rd Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group, Debach. **Sgt Kenneth Parsons left the crew on arrival at Debach.
Photo taken prior to the crew departure from the US
added full crew names
493rd BG Archives
Object Number - UPL 29919 - Front row L-R 2LT John H Oates, Pilot. 2LT John F Mosher, co-Pilot. 2LT Robert Wideman, Navigator. 2LT William Follis, Bombardier. Back...
Lee Garrigues served as a tail gunner with the 863rd Bomb Squadron of the 493rd Bomb Group. On 12 September 1944, he was Killed in Action when B-17 #44-6277 was shot down by enemy aircraft over Germany.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Sterling, KS 67579, USA | 11 October 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
881 McClellan Ave, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, USA | 10 December 1943 | |
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Died |
12 September 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Sterling, KS 67579, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8862 / MACR 8862, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database