Garland L East

Military

Force landed in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich. 20-Jun-44. Prisoner of War (POW).

Command pilot Major Chester Hackett Jr refused to bale out, once it became clear that 1st Lt East's chute was damaged [by flak] and so force landed in enemy territory.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A burning B-24 Liberator (KO-XA), believed to be (serial number 41-28779) of the 389th Bomb Group, captured by the Luftwaffe, that crashed on take off at Wackersleben 13 April 1945, and was deliberately set alight by the Germans.

41-28779

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Atlanta, GA, USA 27 September 1920

Enlisted

Atlanta, GA, USA 17 July 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 20 June 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Force landed

Alt Käbelich, 17349 Lindetal, Germany 20 June 1944 Force landed in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich. 20-Jun-44. POW.

Died

Atlanta, GA, USA 10 December 1995
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc

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Correction of B-24 nickname - Arthur Suppona Via Nate Bosley

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https://www.fold3.com/page/84017041_garland_l%20east/details/

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6533 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database