John Richard GARRABRANT
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Source : Jérémy Anderson
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-351519 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 28 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 23 May 1916 East Orange, Essex County, NEW JERSEY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | GEORGIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : Edgar Cornelius & Esther M Kennedy GARRABRANT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Captain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Infantry Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Shipping and receiving clerks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 9 January 1942 Fort Dix NEW JERSEY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Company C | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | 1st Battalion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT SQUADRON | 8th Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION GROUP | 4th Infantry Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 10 June 1944 |
Source : Abmc.nomadmobileguides.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Ste-Mère-Eglise #1 N°3584 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Garrabrant's children in Wilmington, N.C. A photo of Garrabrant sits on the table Source : Frogman |
Capt. John Richard “Dick” GARRABRANT arrived in England in January 1944 with the rest of the 4thInfantry Division to begin D-Day preparations. At 28 years old, he had four years of ROTC at North Carolina State, and then four more years of training at various U.S. Army bases. On D-Day, he and 3,000 other members of the 8thInfantry Regiment landed on Utah Beach, one mile south of their target. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source : Frogman |
On June 10, the battalion commander assigned Garrabrant to take over Company ‘C’. Its officers had been killed or wounded as the American forces advanced deeper into the French countryside. |
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He picked a four-man patrol to scout the area ahead of the company. He led three men into the woods, where the thick, shadowy growth provided limited visibility. Garrabrant was 25 feet ahead of the next man in his patrol when a machine gunner in the hedgerow opened fire and hit him in the gut. Six weeks after the D-Day Invasion, Garrabrant’s family in Wilmington, N.C. received a telegram from the War Department that he had died in the invasion. |
Oakdale Cemetery Wilmington, New Hanover County, NORTH CAROLINA Source : SHG | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distinguished Service Crossawarded for actions during world war iiService: ArmyDivision: 4th Infantry DivisionGENERAL ORDERS:Headquarters, First U.S. Army, General Orders No. 32 (1944) CITATION:The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Captain (Infantry) John R. Garrabrant (ASN: 0-351519), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 10 June 1944. Captain Garrabrant's outstanding leadership, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 4th Infantry Division, and the United States Army. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th INFANTRY DIVISION - IVY
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |