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T/Sgt Paul J. Garman had received his rating about Sept. 1, 1944 and also an air medal which he sent home. It was for meritorious achievement while participating in sustained bomber combat operating over Germany and German occupied countries. He had been a bombardier and on his land mission he was first engineer.

This C.B.W. was first attacked by E/A just before, during and after bombs away. In the process of making a second run on the target the formation became loose. The E/A attacks further broke up the formation. Just at bomb away approximately 15 E/A identified as mixed FW 190's and ME 190's jumped the lead group. Attacks by these E/A were in elements of 3 abreast from 6 o'clock level to high firing 20 mm shells. These attacks lasted about 10-15 minutes. On passing this group they looped and dived down on the low group. Seven E/A dived on the low group from 7 o'clock high, making one pass in echelons before breaking off their attacks. The high group was not attacked until immediately before the rally point at 1215 hours.