RAY GARRETT, JR. WITH HIS GRANDSON MARSHALL DUNN
Artilleryman digging in their howitzer in Germany in the spring of 1945.
My father, RAY GARRETT, JR. served in the 264th Field Artillery batallion, First Army.
Helped to liberate Paris
Was the first to breach the Siegfried Line
Captured the city of Aachen
Hodge's army (Dad's 264th)bore the full weight of the German counteroffensive through the Ardennes (December 1944)
Held the northern portion of the American lines in the ensuing Battle of the Bulge.
Captured the bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen in March 1945
Was the first Allied Artillery to cross the Rhine into Germany
Landed at Omaha Beach 30 days after D-Day
Eventually got to Munich in Patton's Army
Dad entered at the age of 24 as a Lieutenant. Was promoted to Captain and got the Bronze Star.
We will honor my father at our family table at the SEC Historical Society dinner in June in Washington, D. C. Ray Garrett, Jr. was the 19th chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
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