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07-Robert Earl Garriott
Born: 1 Jan 1916, Crothersville, Jackson Co, IN: Bk H11/21
Died: 30 Oct 1987- age 71
Buried: Crothersville, Jackson Co, IN
Occupation: Laborer [marr appl], Ford, SSN: 313-01-8654/IN
Military: US Army, WW2: EAME 55th Engineer Battalion, 10th Armored Division, 1942-46
Home: Crothersville, Jackson Co, IN and Connersville, Fayette Co, IN
Father: Samuel Leonidas Garriott

Marriage: 2 Jul 1949, Clark Co, IN: Bk 170/131
Spouse: Roberta Elizabeth MORGAN
Born: 28 Feb 1922, Connersville, Fayette Co, IN
Father: Arthur W Morgan
Mother: Grace Huls

     CHILDREN: Robert and Roberta had three sons.

     BIOGRAPHY: Robert served in WW II. He was inducted on 14 November, 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia and discharged on 1 January, 1946 at Camp Atterbury, Columbus, Indiana. His specialty was T5 078 (Electrician) and served in Co. B, 55th Armored Engineering Battalion, 10th Armored Division. His qualification in arms included Carbine, Machine gun, and rifle. Robert's service was excellent in all campaigns which included Ardennes and the Rhineland. Central Europe Decoration and Citations, American Theater Ribbon, EAME Theater, 3 Bronze Stars, Victory Medal, Good Conduct Ribbon, and a Purple Heart which he received for a wound at the Battle of the Bulge.
[This biography is from "The Ancestry and Descendants of Francis Marion Garriott and Mary Emily Taylor," compiled by Gregory L Robbins, July 1977]