World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Williams Kirtley Garnett
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DEPARTED NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION ON FEBRUARY 7, 1943 AND LANDED IN NORTH AFRICA ON FEBRUARY 19, 1943. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 77TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT. ASSAULTED LICATA, SICILY ON JULY 9-11, 1943 AND LANDED IN ITALY ON OCTOBER 29, 1943. PARTICIPATED IN THE SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO AND ANZIO CAMPAIGNS. ALSO SERVED IN SOUTHERN FRANCE. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR.