The story
At the date of 23-03-1944, time: 0950, the aircraft type B-24 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: St. Jansklooster (near Boschwijde). The unit of crew and plane is: 466BG/785BS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: R.L. Garrett. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
466th BG - 96 CBW - Circle 'L' - 785th BS - 2U - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew #515: B-24H - #42-52587 - 2U-"K" - "Shoo Shoo Baby" - Thursday 23 Mar 1944 - MACR #3455
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18053200 - O-803596 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Robert Lee Garrett - Norman, Cleveland Co., Oklahoma - Age 26 - EVD - KIA
18036627 - O-808939 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Billy Barkley Boyer - Hereford, TX - Age 24 - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 1
O-698641 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Roy Donald Beukelman - Harrison, South Dakota - Age 25 - KIA
12074205 - O-693531 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Gordon Romaine Russell Jr. - Rochester - New York - Age 24 - KIA
39549631 - S/Sgt. - Flt. Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - John J. Laurich - Montebello - CA - Age 26 - KIA
15382154 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Howard B. "Barney" King - Kokomo City, Howard Co., Indiana - Age 21 - EVD
14147637 - Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - James Robert Eaton Jr. - Atlanta, Georgia - Age 22 - KIA
34724732 - Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Milton Ewell Thompson - Tennessee - Age 21 - KIA
14182501 - Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Orville S. Good - Huntsville, Alabama - Age 21 - KIA
37221024 - Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Charles Philip Miller - Camden Point, Missouri - Age 26 - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 4
Robert Lee Garrett
Billy Barkley Boyer
Roy Donald Beukelman
Gordon Romaine Russell Jr.
John J. Laurich
Howard B. "Barney" King
James Robert Eaton Jr.
Milton Ewell Thompson
Orville S. Good
Charles Philip Miller
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