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Personal info

Full name
GARANT, Clarence George
Date of birth
2 June 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36958365
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.

Immediate family

Members
Peter Garant (father)
Emma (Alspaugh) Garant (mother)
Raymond Garant (brother)
Peter Garant (brother)
Harold Garant (brother)
Richard Garant (brother)
Wilhimene Garant (sister)
Estelle A. Garant (wife)
Joyce A. Garant (daughter)

More information

Pfc Garant was reported missing in action on 17 December 1944.

His remains were discovered at the Frankfurt Mausoleum Cemetery in Germany, which means he was most likely taken prisoner.

He is interred at the Ardennes American Cemetery. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://106thinfdivassn.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com