James A Garvey
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
personal
Object Number - UPL 50259 - The Rap 'Em Pappy Crew: Back Row: Jake Schenkenberger (WG, S/SGT, KIA), James Garvey (R/O, T/SGT, KIA), John Cowly (EnG, T/SGT, KIA), Gerald Beltz...
James Aloysius Garvey was one of 11 children born to Bridget and John Garvey in Chicago. He was survived by his mother, and siblings, Mary, John, Margaret, Helen, Bernard and Edward.
Killed in Action (KIA) 7 July 1944
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 6 November 1920 | |
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Died |
7 July 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, K 10 13 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 7 July 1944 |
Revisions
ABMC, MACR 7216 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7216 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
