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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James William Garrison

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Overpeck, Ohio

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. HE WAS ABOARD THE USS MEDUSA DOCKED IN PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, DECEMBER 7, 1941, WHEN WWII BEGAN. THROUGHOUT THE WAR, HE SURVIVED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS INCLUDING THE BOMBING AND RAPID SINKING OF THE USS DEHAVEN OFF OF SAVO ISLAND IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, WHERE TWO THIRDS OF THEIR CREW WAS LOST. HE WAS ALSO ABOARD THE USS MEREDITH WHEN IT WAS HIT BY A CONTACT MINE OFF THE COAST OF UTAH BEACH DURING THE INVASION OF NORMANDY.