World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Joseph W. Garrity
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: PRIVATE. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY NOVEMBER 20, 1942 AT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. ARMY 501ST PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION SEPTEMBER 23, 1944 WHILE PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, INVASION OF HOLLAND. HE IS BURIED AT THE NETHERLANDS AMERICAN CEMETERY, MARGRATEN, NETHERLANDS. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND HIS UNIT WAS AWARDED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, A NETHERLANDS ORANGE LANYARD AND THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION AGAINST THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES.