Sgt. John Garrison
* 12 August,1922 † 23 April 1945
ASN: 12010655
I company ,335ste Infantry Regiment ,84ste Infantry Division.
John Garrison was born on Tuesday August 12,1922 in the family of George Garrison.
John and his sister Mary grew up John op in Woodbine,New Jersey.
His sister Mary's name is mentioned in the Individual Personnel Deceased File (I.D.P.F.),we don't know if John had more siblings.
John Garrison enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 24, 1941 In Camden,New Jersey.John had brown hair,bleu eyes and his weight was 134 pounds.
In his I.D.P.F is a list shown of the camps and Barracks were John stayed during his Military service :
Camden,New Jersey.
San Juan,Puerto Rico, Camp Las Casas.
New Orleans- July 1943
Camp Croft,South Carolina.
Fort Benning, Georgia.
Camp Hulen,Texas.
Camp Chafling ? Arkansas.
Fort George G . Meade ,Maryland.Florida.
Mr. Allan W. Howerton, a veteran of K Company, 335th Infantry Regiment - 84th Infantry Division and the author of "Dear Captain, et al.: The Agonies and the Ecstasies of War and Memory" told us about Sgt. Garrison...
"He was one of seven men of Company I, 335th Infantry, 84th Division, reported MIA (Missing in Action) following the battle of Pevestorf, Germany on the Elbe River, April 23, 1945. This was the last battle of the war in which elements of the 84th Infantry Division was involved.
During the early morning hours after midnight on April 23, 1945, a battalion of German soldiers mounted a strong counterattack into Pevestorf that was occupied by Company I, 335th Infantry. Based on research by Mr. Karl Schwerdtfeger during the last few years, it is likely that the seven missing soldiers perished in a barn set afire by Panzerfausts (a German infantry weapon similar to an American bazooka) or other nearby buildings. The fire may have caused explosives stored in one end of the barn to blow up making it impossible to identify most of the bodies. Mr. Schwerdtfeger was a ten-year-old boy living in that general area during the war. He has conducted extensive and detailed research and written about military operations there."
Mr.Howerton's statement is confirmed by documents in John Garrison's I.D.P.F.
The official date of John Garrison's death is 0ne year and one day after the day he was Missing In Action:April 24,1946.
John Garrison is Memorialized at the American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten,The Netherlands.
John Garrison was Posthumously awarded with the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.
* 12 August,1922 † 23 April 1945
ASN: 12010655
I company ,335ste Infantry Regiment ,84ste Infantry Division.
John Garrison was born on Tuesday August 12,1922 in the family of George Garrison.
John and his sister Mary grew up John op in Woodbine,New Jersey.
His sister Mary's name is mentioned in the Individual Personnel Deceased File (I.D.P.F.),we don't know if John had more siblings.
John Garrison enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 24, 1941 In Camden,New Jersey.John had brown hair,bleu eyes and his weight was 134 pounds.
In his I.D.P.F is a list shown of the camps and Barracks were John stayed during his Military service :
Camden,New Jersey.
San Juan,Puerto Rico, Camp Las Casas.
New Orleans- July 1943
Camp Croft,South Carolina.
Fort Benning, Georgia.
Camp Hulen,Texas.
Camp Chafling ? Arkansas.
Fort George G . Meade ,Maryland.Florida.
Mr. Allan W. Howerton, a veteran of K Company, 335th Infantry Regiment - 84th Infantry Division and the author of "Dear Captain, et al.: The Agonies and the Ecstasies of War and Memory" told us about Sgt. Garrison...
"He was one of seven men of Company I, 335th Infantry, 84th Division, reported MIA (Missing in Action) following the battle of Pevestorf, Germany on the Elbe River, April 23, 1945. This was the last battle of the war in which elements of the 84th Infantry Division was involved.
During the early morning hours after midnight on April 23, 1945, a battalion of German soldiers mounted a strong counterattack into Pevestorf that was occupied by Company I, 335th Infantry. Based on research by Mr. Karl Schwerdtfeger during the last few years, it is likely that the seven missing soldiers perished in a barn set afire by Panzerfausts (a German infantry weapon similar to an American bazooka) or other nearby buildings. The fire may have caused explosives stored in one end of the barn to blow up making it impossible to identify most of the bodies. Mr. Schwerdtfeger was a ten-year-old boy living in that general area during the war. He has conducted extensive and detailed research and written about military operations there."
Mr.Howerton's statement is confirmed by documents in John Garrison's I.D.P.F.
The official date of John Garrison's death is 0ne year and one day after the day he was Missing In Action:April 24,1946.
John Garrison is Memorialized at the American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten,The Netherlands.
John Garrison was Posthumously awarded with the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.
Sgt. John Garrison
* 12 August,1922 † 23 April 1945
ASN: 12010655
I company ,335ste Infantry Regiment ,84ste Infantry Division.
John Garrison was born on Tuesday August 12,1922 in the family of George Garrison.
John and his sister Mary grew up John op in Woodbine,New Jersey.
His sister Mary's name is mentioned in the Individual Personnel Deceased File (I.D.P.F.),we don't know if John had more siblings.
John Garrison enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 24, 1941 In Camden,New Jersey.John had brown hair,bleu eyes and his weight was 134 pounds.
In his I.D.P.F is a list shown of the camps and Barracks were John stayed during his Military service :
Camden,New Jersey.
San Juan,Puerto Rico, Camp Las Casas.
New Orleans- July 1943
Camp Croft,South Carolina.
Fort Benning, Georgia.
Camp Hulen,Texas.
Camp Chafling ? Arkansas.
Fort George G . Meade ,Maryland.Florida.
Mr. Allan W. Howerton, a veteran of K Company, 335th Infantry Regiment - 84th Infantry Division and the author of "Dear Captain, et al.: The Agonies and the Ecstasies of War and Memory" told us about Sgt. Garrison...
"He was one of seven men of Company I, 335th Infantry, 84th Division, reported MIA (Missing in Action) following the battle of Pevestorf, Germany on the Elbe River, April 23, 1945. This was the last battle of the war in which elements of the 84th Infantry Division was involved.
During the early morning hours after midnight on April 23, 1945, a battalion of German soldiers mounted a strong counterattack into Pevestorf that was occupied by Company I, 335th Infantry. Based on research by Mr. Karl Schwerdtfeger during the last few years, it is likely that the seven missing soldiers perished in a barn set afire by Panzerfausts (a German infantry weapon similar to an American bazooka) or other nearby buildings. The fire may have caused explosives stored in one end of the barn to blow up making it impossible to identify most of the bodies. Mr. Schwerdtfeger was a ten-year-old boy living in that general area during the war. He has conducted extensive and detailed research and written about military operations there."
Mr.Howerton's statement is confirmed by documents in John Garrison's I.D.P.F.
The official date of John Garrison's death is 0ne year and one day after the day he was Missing In Action:April 24,1946.
John Garrison is Memorialized at the American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten,The Netherlands.
John Garrison was Posthumously awarded with the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.
* 12 August,1922 † 23 April 1945
ASN: 12010655
I company ,335ste Infantry Regiment ,84ste Infantry Division.
John Garrison was born on Tuesday August 12,1922 in the family of George Garrison.
John and his sister Mary grew up John op in Woodbine,New Jersey.
His sister Mary's name is mentioned in the Individual Personnel Deceased File (I.D.P.F.),we don't know if John had more siblings.
John Garrison enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 24, 1941 In Camden,New Jersey.John had brown hair,bleu eyes and his weight was 134 pounds.
In his I.D.P.F is a list shown of the camps and Barracks were John stayed during his Military service :
Camden,New Jersey.
San Juan,Puerto Rico, Camp Las Casas.
New Orleans- July 1943
Camp Croft,South Carolina.
Fort Benning, Georgia.
Camp Hulen,Texas.
Camp Chafling ? Arkansas.
Fort George G . Meade ,Maryland.Florida.
Mr. Allan W. Howerton, a veteran of K Company, 335th Infantry Regiment - 84th Infantry Division and the author of "Dear Captain, et al.: The Agonies and the Ecstasies of War and Memory" told us about Sgt. Garrison...
"He was one of seven men of Company I, 335th Infantry, 84th Division, reported MIA (Missing in Action) following the battle of Pevestorf, Germany on the Elbe River, April 23, 1945. This was the last battle of the war in which elements of the 84th Infantry Division was involved.
During the early morning hours after midnight on April 23, 1945, a battalion of German soldiers mounted a strong counterattack into Pevestorf that was occupied by Company I, 335th Infantry. Based on research by Mr. Karl Schwerdtfeger during the last few years, it is likely that the seven missing soldiers perished in a barn set afire by Panzerfausts (a German infantry weapon similar to an American bazooka) or other nearby buildings. The fire may have caused explosives stored in one end of the barn to blow up making it impossible to identify most of the bodies. Mr. Schwerdtfeger was a ten-year-old boy living in that general area during the war. He has conducted extensive and detailed research and written about military operations there."
Mr.Howerton's statement is confirmed by documents in John Garrison's I.D.P.F.
The official date of John Garrison's death is 0ne year and one day after the day he was Missing In Action:April 24,1946.
John Garrison is Memorialized at the American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten,The Netherlands.
John Garrison was Posthumously awarded with the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from New Jersey.
