William Floyd Garner
Military ROLL OF HONOURRear L-R: Unk, 2Lt Ray R. Woltman, 2Lt William Feinstein, 2Lt John R McCormick
Front L-R: Unk, S/Sgt William G Logan, Sgt Charles Fellows, Sgt William F. "Bill" Garner, S/Sgt Reynaldo Garcia, S/Sgt Joseph F Stritch
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) on 3 February 1945 near Kahlstorf (Lehmke), Germany in B-17 'Maude an Maria' #42-97387.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32962155
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37619842
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2060092
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Muncie, Indiana, USA | 16 January 1922 | |
Enlisted |
27 August 1943 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kahlstorf, Germany | 3 February 1945 | near Kahlstorf (Lehmke), Germany in B-17 'Maude an Maria' #42-97387 |
Buried |
4 February 1945 | at the Lehmke cemetery, Germany | |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Nuthampstead | 3 February 1945 | Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Muncie, Indiana, USA | Husband of Margaret Eileen Garner. | ||
Buried |
Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, IN | After the war, his remains were brought back to the US. William Garner rests at the Beech Grove Cemetery in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana |
Revisions
MACR 12214
WWII Draft card
WWII Enlistment record
KU-3652 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147913838 (NARA)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12214 / MACR 12214, Mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Streitfeld with picture of some crew members on p. 115 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database