Walter Paul Bernard Garbisch

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Transferred to 1st PFF Sqn(Prov), 9AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters leading 397BG to Ahrweiler, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44 MACR 15984.



Awards: PH.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Unit: 391st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 35721823 / O-780787
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Rochester, Minnesota 11 March 1921 Son of George Edward and Eva Louise [Erdmann] Garbisch.
Rochester, Minnesota 1 June 1941 310 1st Avenue

Died

Killed in action

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany 23 December 1944 Shot down by fighters leading 397BG to Ahrweiler, Germany. KIA. 23-Dec-44 MACR 15984.

Buried

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery 20 September 1949 Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky, USA

Enlisted

Minnesota, USA Minnesota

Based

Andrews Field 23 December 1944 Assigned to 1st PFF Sqn(Prov), 9AF USAAF.