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Personal info

Full name
GARRETT, Harvey E
Date of birth
1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Alaska
Hometown
New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York

Military service

Service number
12097658
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vernéville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 39 37

Immediate family

Members
Edward M. Garrett (father)
Edith (McGill) Garrett (mother)
Edward Garrett (brother)

More information

Pvt Harvey E. Garrett enlisted in the National Guard in Syracruse, New York on 28 May 1942.

He attended the Syracruse University, majoring in fine arts. He was declared MIA on 11 September 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / Garrett Family Tree

Photo source: www.ancestry.com