Robert Pope Garrett
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
91st Bomb Group Memorial Association
Object Number - UPL 57498 - Robert Pope Garrett
Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) near Wengerohr in B-17 43-38911 'Bull Session'. MACR 11772
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2069657
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2068989 (11080465 on enlistment)
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35933713
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bull Session
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Greensboro, NC | 1 September 1920 | Son of Karl Knapp and Jessie [Pope] Garrett. |
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Enlisted |
Winston-Salem, NC | 22 September 1942 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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Died |
14 January 1945 | ||
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bassingbourn | 14 January 1945 | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial | Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Plot E Row 1 Grave 4 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11772 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
