Rank and Name, Sergeant Garland V. Land.

Unit/Placed in, 871^st Bomber Squadron, 497^th Bomber Group (Very Heavy).

Garland is born approx. on Jan. 19, 1921 in Homer, Louisiana .

Father, Ullyses H. Land.

Mother, Nettie L. Land.

Sister, Marjorie E. Land.

Brothers, Olin F. and Murris O. Land.

Garland enlisted the service in Louisiana with service number # 18140177.

Garland’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a B-29 were,

1^st Lt.           Granville M. Walling                    Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Clifford E. Raid                          Co-Pilot

2^nd Lt.          John C. Baudendistel                   Navigator

2^nd Lt.          James A. Callaghan                     Bombardier

2^nd Lt.          George R. Dall                            Engineer

Sgt.              Chester C. Dlugokenoky                Radar Operator

Sgt.              Gerald W. Sturdivan                    Radio Operator/Gunner

T/Sgt.          Robert M. Jacoby                        Cfc Gunner

Sgt.              Garland V. Land                         Left Waist Gunner

S/Sgt.           Howard G. Ross                          Right Waist Gunner

Sgt.              John R. Holsolaw                        Tail Gunner

Garland was KIA on the mission Unknown cause/location/fate on Dec. 18, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Garland is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Arlington Cemetery, Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Thanks to http://www.497thbombgroupb29.org/index.htm http://www.exciteableitalian.com/497/497th.htm Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov

P.O.W. info, Wes Injerd and Dwight Rider, http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  AirForce, Rolland Swank NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org

Philippine Scouts Heritage Society,http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/   

Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org    

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