Sperling Green Garrett
Marine Corps Regular | Service Number 809398
January 9, 1924
in Bay Minette, AL
Clarence Eugene Garrett
Mamie Eliza (McCall) Garrett
Baldwin County High School (1942)
Graceland College (ex-1946)
College Student
February 3, 1943
at Birmingham, AL
September 2, 1943
from NAD Hawthorne
June 16, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
June 16, 1944
Killed in action
General Delivery, Bay Minette, AL – address of parents, Clarence & Mamie Garrett
Service & Campaigns
Enlisted 3 February 1943 at Birmingham, Alabama; boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Fifth Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Guard Company, Naval Ammunition Depot Hawthorne, Nevada, 2 April 1943.
Transferred to Able Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, 2 September 1943.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 16, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot, head); exact circumstances unknown.
June 19, 1944 – buried Plot 2, Row 7, Grave 308, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Saipan (June 16, 1944)
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