Serviceman

Edward W Garrard

840thHQmissing in action

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Army serial number: 36123084
Rank: S/Sgt (30 September 1944), SSGT (29 November 1944), Sgt (25 December 1944), SSGT (31 January 1945)
Hometown: BUTLER PA; Butler PA; Butler, PA
Also written: Edward Garrard
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 33
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Donald E. Chapman Crew · 840th

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
29 November 1944	Air Medal	4765	SSGT
31 January 1945	Air Medal	450	SSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 10730 · 42-97585 · 25 December 1944 · mission 141, 25 December 1944 · MIA

Morning reports

5 entries, first 6 December 1943, last 30 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

1943-12-06 HQ: s Sgt Robert W Gellatly
1943-12-06 HQ: S Sgt Robert W Gellatly
1944-02-28 HQ: Walter P. Kaminski
1944-02-28 HQ: Walter P. Kaminski
1944-09-30 840th: Above 4 O's & 5 EM fr TD Capri Rest Camp to dy.

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 37, roll 458053820 p. 264, roll 466076292 p. 285, roll 466076292 p. 361, roll 570165454 p. 2660

Statements, mentions and histories

German capture report, page 19 · 25 December 1944

FORN 1
PAGE 162
ME -
KSU -2682
REPORT ON CAPTURE OF MEMBERS OF ENEMY AIR FORCES
POST: AIRBASE COMMAND A (0) 106/XV.
PLACE: KLAGENFURTH
DATE: 6. FEBR. 1945
CRASH: (DOWNED) OF, UNKNOWN
REGARDING:
EM. LAWDING:
AT:
UNTERKRAIN
NAME: (LAST OR SURNAMB)
GARRARD
s/SGT.
FIRST NAME:
**
SERIAL NUMBER: (USA)
36123 084
RESULT: (DEAD OR CAPTURED)
PLACE AND TIME OF CAPTURE:
UNTERKRAIN, ON 25. - DEZ. 1944
NAME OF NOSPITAL:
PLACE, DATE AND TIME OF INTERMENT:
6-3224,AF(1)
si

National Archives, MACR 10730, page 19 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

28 more statements from MACR 10730 are on the loss record.

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