Richard C Garrett
Military
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Object Number - UPL 33070 - Technical Sergeant Lowell D. Rothbart, Ground Crew, 20th Fighter Group in front of P-38 he maintained, flown by Richard (Steamboat) Garrett, 20th FG.
RTD. 31 December 1943 when his P-38 crash-landed at Isle of Wight on return from escorting B17s.
AM w/3 Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC
1 Me110
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ferguson, Iowa | ||
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
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Other Promoted |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition, Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 459 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
