Robert L Garlich
Military
I'm his niece, his middle initial is "L".
Object Number - UPL 6597 - Lieutenant Robert L Garlich, 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group.
Robert Garlich flew with the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, flying P-51 Mustang fighter planes. He was credited with 6 ground victories, one of which was a rare distinction - a rocket powered Me163. Post war served with the Missouri Air National Guard and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1972.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Aircraft
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Transferred 370th Fighter Group |
Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 8 February 1945 - 27 September 1945 | Promoted to First Lieutenant |
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Other Transferred |
Gablingen, Germany | 27 September 1945 | Transferred to 370th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force. |
|
Other Promoted |
Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 8 February 1945 | Assigned to 357th Fighter Squadron at Steeple Morden as Second Lieutenant. |
| St. Louis, MO, USA | Hometown - St Louis, Missouri. |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
I'm his niece, his middle initial is "L", not H. You have it correct it other entries.
Data from variety of sources, including Bob Garlich, my and Ted Damick databases and notification of death from Lorinda Crow.
