Name:
Cecil Edward Garbey
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-758793
Unit:
335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
C
Row:
23
Grave:
37
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Cecil Edward Garbey was born on October 18, 1920, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The pilot of the P-51B-7-NA, "Virginia", his section caught strafing a train by fifteen Messerschmitt Bf-109's and Focke-Wulf Fw-190's. He was shot down during the ensuing action at approximately 2030h. 2Lt Garbey is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov