Soldier Details

Division:

Navy
Naval Armed Guard (NAG)

Theater of Operation:

Pacific

Served:

May 5, 1944 - 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.