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Lee Garrett
(Jiggs)
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E-4 Corporal/Specialist 4, Army
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World War-II
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Lee M. Garrett served with the First Army, 3rd Armored Division, 32nd Armored Regiment, Company D, 2nd Platoon, Combat Command A during World War II from the landing at Normandy in June, 1944 to the surrender of Germany in 1945.
My father joined the Army on November 4, 1941 and was sent to Fort Polk, LA to begin his training. From the way he spoke of it in later years, he had many pleasant memories while being stationed there and often wished to re-vist someday but he never did. He passed away in 1972.
My father rarely spoke of what happened during his service in the war but occasionally he would mention a place such as: St. Lo, Normandy, Mons, the Ardennes and the Seigfried Line. I recall he said that the Christmas he spent in the war at the Battle of the Bulge he and everyone in his tank had only one can of frozen green beans to split between them for their Christmas meal. He lost many friends and tank buddies during his service and he said he was blown out of or escaped f
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