Spc. Clayton D. McGarrah, 20, of Harrison, Ark., died July 4 at Arghandab, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. He joined the Army Sept. 16, 2009 and attended One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Ga. Upon completing OSUT he attended Airborne School at Fort Benning and reported to Fort Bragg, N.C. April 10 where he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 508th PIR. He joined the unit in Afghanistan in June. McGarrah's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terror Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal and the Parachutist's badge. 'Clayboy' loved Fox News, hiking, hunting, supervising people, football, UFC Tapout, gaming, eating out. And he loved attending Razorback games with his brother James. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Jim Schermerhorn and grandmother, Willa Mae McGarrah. He is survived by his wife, Emily, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville "Bo" McGarrah, his sisters, Elizabeth Hanson and Emilie McGarrah, a brother, James McGarrah, in-laws, John and Kaylean O'Brien, brothers-in-law, John, Robert, Stephen and Brendon O'Brien, grandparents, Johnnie Schermerhorn-Ren, Barbara Bell, Dr. Tom and Kim Bell and Orville Edward and Suzanna McGarrah.
Spc. Clayton D. McGarrah, 20, of Harrison, Ark., died July 4 at Arghandab, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. He joined the Army Sept. 16, 2009 and attended One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Ga. Upon completing OSUT he attended Airborne School at Fort Benning and reported to Fort Bragg, N.C. April 10 where he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 508th PIR. He joined the unit in Afghanistan in June. McGarrah's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terror Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal and the Parachutist's badge. 'Clayboy' loved Fox News, hiking, hunting, supervising people, football, UFC Tapout, gaming, eating out. And he loved attending Razorback games with his brother James. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Jim Schermerhorn and grandmother, Willa Mae McGarrah. He is survived by his wife, Emily, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville "Bo" McGarrah, his sisters, Elizabeth Hanson and Emilie McGarrah, a brother, James McGarrah, in-laws, John and Kaylean O'Brien, brothers-in-law, John, Robert, Stephen and Brendon O'Brien, grandparents, Johnnie Schermerhorn-Ren, Barbara Bell, Dr. Tom and Kim Bell and Orville Edward and Suzanna McGarrah.
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AFGHANISTAN
BRONZE STAR MEDAL
PURPLE HEART
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
