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GARRIGUS, Aubrey Thomas - Date of
birth
28 November 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36397610 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
6th Armored Division,
A Troop
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Pronsfeld, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 59 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Milton Garrigus (father)
Marie (Thomas) Garrigus (mother)
Genevieve Garrigus (sister)
Leslie M. Garrigus (brother)
David J. Garrigus (brother)
Iva M. (Wood) Garrigus (wife)
More information
Sgt Aubrey T. Garrigus attended high school for four years and was employed at the Carnegie Steel Corporation before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 27 March 1942.Sgt Garrigus, who previously had lost an eye in combat, insisted on rejoining his unit.
Sgt Garrigus had conducted himself gallantly in action, leading two patrols in dangerous reconnaissance missions and killing an enemy officer and five enlisted men with a grenade when his patrol was pinned down by enemy fire.
He was killed by an artillery shell while placing guards on outposts.
After the war a barrack located on 13th Cavalry Road at Fort Knox was named "Garrigus Hall" in his honor.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Bruce Vaughn Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Monticello Herald - Journal - 29 March 1945, Monticello Herald - Journal - 18 November 1944