March 26, 1919 – April 22, 2008
Phillip Garrett
Personal Information
Birthplace: Paola, Kansaa
Service Information
Branch of Service: Navy
Unit: Naval Armed Guard (NAG)
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Enlisted / Commissioned: May 5, 1944
Discharged: Jan 5, 1946
Honored By: Son: David Garrett, his wife and three grandsons
Biography
From 1941-1944, Phillip Garrett build A-20 attack aircraft for Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, CA. The, from 1944-1945, Seaman First Class Garrett served as a gunner aboard Liberty ships SS Mary Bickerdyke, SS John Jacob Astor and the victory ship Cape Spear.
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