David J Garza Jr

Military

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. On Aschaffenburg mission, witness to mid air collision between B-17's 42-97058 Scorchy II and 44-8137 21-Jan-45.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6316

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

803

  • Date: 21 January 1945

Places

Events

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Based

Molesworth Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster / http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#E