World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Matthew Garbett, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Binghamton, New York
Honored By
John T. 'Jack' Gorman
Relationship
Fellow Soldier
LIEUTENANT. JOINED COMPANY H, 10TH/106TH REGIMENT, 27TH DIVISION IN 1938. SERVED IN ALABAMA, 1940; HAWAII, 1941; CHRISTMAS ISLAND, 1942; 1943-1944, FORT BENNING; 1944, 79TH DIVISION IN EUROPE. WOUNDED DECEMBER 5, 1944. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 16, 1945. RECEIVED ONE BATTLE STAR FROM THE PACIFIC AND THREE IN EUROPE.