Amos Sharretts
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Dean O Garvey
Military
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1LT Dean O. Garvey Navigator Crew #718 - Amos Sharretts Crew
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Crew #718 - Amos Sharretts Crew 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Harold F Higgens (G), George Aeschbach (BTG), Alfred G. Nelson (TG), Robert D. Handley (B), W.P. Follis (FE), Amos B. Sharretts (P), William R. Don Carlos (G), Arthur J. Pierce (466th BG Commander), B. Androus (R/O), Dean O. Garvey (N) Not in photo: Frank S. Cohen (CP) This photo was taken upon arrival at Attlebridge from the U.S. as the group moved overseas to begin combat operations. Colonel Pierce chose this crew to fly over with and served as Co-Pilot on the trip displacing Frank Cohen who had to travel by sea.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 16, 1916.
Graduated from University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana in 1938.
Drafted (i.e. "selectee") into the U.S. Army on April 1, 1941, at age 25 during the lend/lease program, prior to Pearl Harbor.
After completing his first combat tour of 25 missions, Capt. Dean O. Garvey remained in England and volunteered for behind the line missions for about a year.
Capt. Dean O. Garvey then volunteered for a second combat tour, and completed his 37th combat mission when the war ended in 1945.
Married January 15, 1948, to Martha Louraine Allen, who was known as "Jean Garvey".
Son Jim Garvey born 1951.
Son M. Dean Garvey, born 1954.
Moved to Redlands, California, in 1955, and was owner of "Garvey Motors", a Chrysler/Plymouth car dealership at 415 Orange St., Redlands, CA 92373, until his retirement in 1981.
Passed away June 24, 1992, in Redlands, California, at age 76.
Service
Units served with
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466th Bomb Group
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the... -
787th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Associated Place
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Attlebridge
Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | 16 March 1916 | |
| Lived in | Chicago, IL, USA | 1942 |
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7126 Clyde Avenue |
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| Died | 24 June 1992 | |
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Redlands, California |
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Revisions
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| 14 July 2017 13:49:43 | DeanGarvey | Changes to biography |
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Updated July 14, 2017. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 July 2017 13:15:36 | DeanGarvey | Changes to highest rank, biography and events |
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Updated July 14 2017. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 17 January 2015 05:31:48 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 05 December 2014 16:06:42 | 466thHistorian | Changes to highest rank, role, events, person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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Officers of Attlebridge - 1944 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:07:12 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p345 |
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