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Garretson, Lee R.

Date of birth:
1924
Date of death:
September 23rd, 1944
Buried on:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: C. Row: 18. Grave: 44.
Service number:
39 282 167
Nationality:
American

Biography

Lee R. Garretson enlisted on February 8th, 1943.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army
Lee R. Garritson was seriously wounded during the fightings around Saint Lo, Fance on July 15th, 1944.

Recorded in the Battle Casualty Report of July 17th, 1944.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army
The Battle Casualty Report of September 28th, 1944 shows a change from Missing in Action to Killed in Action on September 23rd, 1944. At the time of his death the Regiment was fighting to secure a bridgehead across the Moselle River near Flavigny, France.

Second Purple Heart awarded in the form of a bronze oak leaf cluster, to be placed on the ribbon of the first Purple Heart.
Purple Heart

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