Elbert Darnell Garrett (1925 - 1944)

Born 24 Nov 1925 in Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA

Ancestors

Died 30 Dec 1944 at age 19 in Germany

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Biography

Timeline

• 1925 Nov 24 - Birth - Russellville, Pope, Arkansas

• 1930 United States Federal Census^[1] - Illinois, Pope, Arkansas

• 1935 - Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas^[2]

• Move to California

• 1940 United States Federal Census^[2] - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California - Highest Grade Completed: Elementary School, 8th Grade

• 1943 Nov 24 - WWII Draft Registration - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California^[3]

• 1944 Mar 21 - Military - Fort MacArthur San Pedro, California^[4]
  • Name: Elbert D Garrett
  • Birth Year: 1925
  • Race: White, citizen (White)
  • Nativity State or Country: Arkansas
  • State of Residence: California
  • County or City: Los Angeles
  • Enlistment Date: 21 Mar 1944
  • Enlistment State: California
  • Enlistment City: Fort Macarthur San Pedro
  • Branch: No branch assignment
  • Branch Code: No branch assignment
  • Grade: Private
  • Grade Code: Private
  • Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
  • Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
  • Source: Civil Life
  • Education: 4 years of high school
  • Marital Status: Single, without dependents

• 1944 Dec 13 - Military: Colorado 393 Inf. - European Theater - Belgium - World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946^{[5] [6]}
  • Name: Elbert D Garrett
  • Residence Place: Arkansas, USA
  • Report Date: 26 Dec 1944
  • Latest Report Date: 13 Dec 1944
  • Grade: Private
  • Arm or Service: Infantry
  • Arm or Service Code: Infantry
  • Area Served: European Theatre: Belgium
  • Detaining Country: Germany
  • Camp: Stalag 6C Bathorn Munster Westfalen Prussia 52-07
  • Status: Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
  • Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.

• 1944 Dec 26 - Death^[7]
  • Name: Elbert D Garrett
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White
  • Religion: Protestant
  • Cemetery Name: Arkansas
  • Disposition: According to next of kin
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Number: 39579290

• 1945 Jan - Burial - Oakland Memorial Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMGQ-G4M : accessed 23 December 2019), Elbert D Garrett in household of Elbert C Garrett, Illinois, Pope, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 8A, line 44, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 89; FHL microfilm 2,339,824.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97F-GVP : 27 July 2019), Darnell Garrett in household of Elbert Garrett, Tract 387, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-64, sheet 6A, line 21, family 169, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 222.
3. ↑ U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Fold3 Image
4. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K857-95F : 5 December 2014), Elbert D Garrett, enlisted 21 Mar 1944, Ft Macarthur, San Pedro, California, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
5. ↑ Honor Roll - 99th Infantry Division, 393 Infantry[1]
6. ↑ United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-9PPX : 18 February 2016), Elbert D Garrett, 26 Dec 1944; citing Military Service, Germany, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 $Ancestry Record 1102 #109398
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #30275779