Paull C. Garrett was born in 1917, in Berkeley County, West Virginia. He was the son of Avelyn Stewart Garrett and Mary Elizabeth Ropp Garrett. He served in the 566th Bombardment Squadron, 389th Bombardment Group, Heavy, as a Major and Commander/Observer of B-24 #44-10579 nicknamed ''Pugnacious Princess Pat” during World War II.
On November 26, 1944, the “Pugnacious Princess Pat”, departed from Hethel Airfield in England as part of a large Allied bombing mission targeting rail yards near Hannover and the Deurag-Nerag synthetic oil refinery at Misburg. Around midday, as the formation approached the target, German anti-aircraft fire from Kirchhorst struck the bomber, shearing away part of its tail and right wing. The aircraft went down in a clearing near Altwarmbüchen, killing six of the ten crew members, while the remaining four parachuted to safety but were captured.
Major Garrett was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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Garrett Paull C.
Name:
Paull C. Garrett
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
O-388758
Unit:
566th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-11-26
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Plot:
A
Row:
41
Grave:
17
Decoration:
Purple Heart
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