World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Newell Garfield
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mentor, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
JOINED THE SERVICE IN 1943 AND SERVED WITH THE 182ND INFANTRY AMERICAL DIVISION IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE AT BOUGAINVILLE AND WAS AMONG THE FIRST TROOPS TO ENTER TOKYO AFTER THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN IN 1945.