James M Garvin
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) On 29-Nov-43 as pilot of P-38H 42-67046, 55FG/38FS when his aircraft was shot down by German fighters near Evreux, France while on a mission to provide escort to bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Buried Killed in Action (KIA) |
Évreux, France | 29 November 1943 | Buried by the Germans in the U.S. Military Cemetery St. Andre at Evreux, France. Exact location in cemetery not determined. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Évreux, France | 29 November 1943 | Killed when his aircraft was shot down by German fighters near Evreux, France while providing wscort to bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-Jul-2015. Made connections to Place and Mission within esixting webs site data; Added KIA event per MACR 1272; Added Description and Burial based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1427 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list