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E&E Report No. 47 - Sgt. Arthur B. Cox, Jr.
Military Record · July 1943 · Escape and Evasion Reports
Cited at p. 1
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
2nd Lt. Carl N. Garrett served as navigator aboard "Big Eagle," a B-24 in the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, flown by Capt. Alexander Simpson. On October 9, 1942, the 93rd Bomb Group flew its first combat mission, targeting Lille, France. Near Dunkirk, Big Eagle was hit and went down, the group's first combat loss; Garrett was killed.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Position
Navigator
Serial Number
O-789241
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 09 Oct 1942
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 14
09 Oct 1942
Lille
I/A
“Big Eagle”
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Escape Through Enemy Territory
Book · Arthur B. Cox, Jr. · 1988