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Personal info

Full name
GARRETT, George Harry
Date of birth
14 August 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Hometown
Rochester, Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
32039320
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 August 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rennes, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 6 56

Immediate family

Members
Joseph E. Garrett (father)
Mary E. (Owens) Garrett (mother)
Robert J. Garrett (brother)

More information

Sgt George H. Garrett attended East High School.

He enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 21 April 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Le Chêne Guerin, France.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Monty McDaniel, Rochester NY Democrat and Chronicle 23 August 1944