Name:
George Elmer Garrison
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
1st Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-09-12
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
St. Mihiel American Cem., Thiaucourt, France
Plot:
B
Row:
7
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Comments:
Son of Joseph and Mary Garrison; born March 11, 1897 in Lafayette, Indiana. Living in Delphi, Indiana when he enlisted in U.S. Regular Army on April 11, 1917 at Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Assigned to Coast Artillery Corps, 3rd Company. Transferred to Syracuse, New York; assigned to Battery A, 4th Field Artillery. Later transferred to Company F, U.S. Engineers. Embarked overseas in November 1917. Killed in action on September 12, 1918 in battle of St. Mihiel. Buried Seicheprey Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. Died at age 21 years, 6 months, 2 days.
Source of information: Indiana Book of Merit