Garrett Anthony Filemyr
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52532 - 2nd Lt Garrett A Filemyr, 401BG.
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 23 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux in B-17 42-31315 'Liberty Run', on 19-Jun-44; flak shot off the tail, A/C ditched in Bay of Biscay. Interned (INT) in Spain.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34033854 / O-762587
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15132201 / O-711480
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 14 August 1921 | Son of Edward J and Katherine Filemyr. |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 4 May 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Other Commissioned |
28 July 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Spain | 19 June 1944 - 4 July 1944 | Shot down in Spain in B-17 42-31315 'Liberty Run', on 19-Jun-44, Interned (INT). |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
8 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
7 June 1970 | ||
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Buried |
Odd Fellows Cemetery and Mausoleum Burlington, Burlington County, NJ | 10 June 1970 | Odd Fellows Cemetery and Mausoleum Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=207
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=12071
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116018024/garrett-a-filemyr
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. Changed the location of the POW event from "France" to "Spain".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5999 / MACR5999, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=207 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database