Justin Joseph McGarity
MilitaryAssigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Lionel T King crew. 6 x combat missions.
Awards: BS, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-825651
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Day and Night
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fast Company
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: You All Right, Der Grossarschvogel
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Carrie B IV
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Meriden, KS | 31 August 1922 | Son of John Edward and Ida Rosalia [Weisner] McGarity. |
Died |
Topeka, KS | 8 April 2011 | |
Buried |
Mount Calvary Cemetery Topeka, Shawnee County, KS | 11 April 2011 | Mount Calvary Cemetery Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas |
Other Employed Boeing A/C |
Wichita, KS | Worked at Boeing Aircraft plant in Wichita from 1941-1943. | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Enlisted |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2028