with Oak Leaf Cluster Louis Jennings Garr was born Aug 11, 1924 in Okla. to Clyde Earnest & Trella Mae Stewart Garr. On 22 Mar 1944 he married Louise Reva Moon in Benton Co., Ar. Jan 10, 1943 Louis enlisted in the US Army Air Corp in Little Rock, Arkansas. Louis had finished 1 year of high school and was a routeman. Cpl Louis J Garr was attached to the 744th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group, Heavy. Cpl. Garr served as a Top Turret Gunner on B-24G #42-78319, 744th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group, Heavy. On 7 Oct 1944 B-24G #42-78319 took off from Stornara, Italy on a bombing mission to bomb the oil depot in Vienna, Austria. Shortly after bombs away they were hit by German flak near the bomb bay doors causing engine damage and fuel leaks. The crew were given the order to bailout over the island of Vis. The B-24 then crashed into the sea. All survived except Cpl Garr and 2 other gunners. (Story by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett on Find A Grave Italy. Cpl. Louis Jennings Garr is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy and has a marker in the Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar.