Orville Edward Garrett

Military

Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Landed in Izmir, Turkey, while on TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40544 'Hitler's Hearse', Interned (INT).





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert Carleton Mooney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18065787 / O-724635
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-40544

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hitlers Hearse
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cumberland County, KY 20 September 1919 Son of Gordon Garrett.

Other

Interned

İzmir, Turkey 1 August 1943 Interned in Turkey, landed in Izmir, Turkey while on TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40544 'Hitler's Hearse'.

Died

Jefferson, IN 31 July 1994

Based

1 August 1943 Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Walnut Ridge Cemetery Jeffersonville, Clark County, IN Walnut Ridge Cemetery Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/38499256/o-e-garrett-social-security-death…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85276027/orville-e-garrett

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Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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AAM Database.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR (see 9thAF)