Alex Garan Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action 6th August 1944.

Sgt. Alex Garen, Jr., tail gunner on Lt. H. J. Oschsenhirt's crew, was killed by a flak burst. Aircraft was probably #42-97872.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97872

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rosie's Sweat Box
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 August 1944

Born

Pennsylvania

Buried

Plot E Row 0 Grave 40

Revisions

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3959;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56289922/alex-garan

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https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/garan%3Dalex

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia