The History Show: George Garmon – July 11, 2003

Mr. Garmon enlisted in the United States Navy during his junior year in High School. He served two and half years in the Pacific during World War II, assigned to the destroyer USS Mugford DD389, under the command of Admiral Arleigh Burke. He participated in some of the major naval battles of WWII, including Guadalcanal, Midway, New Guinea, Marianas, Turkey Shoot First, and second battles off the Philippine Sea, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, and invasions of Bonin Islands, the Marianas Islands, Saipan, Tinian, Guam Marshal Island, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Bikini, Caroline Islands, Yap, Palau, Peleliu Island, Philippine Islands, Battles of Leyte Gulf Ormoc Bay and Surigao Straight.
Mr. Garmon was awarded a WWII Victory Medal, American Theater Medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater Medal with four battle Stars, a Philippine Liberation Medal with two Battle Stars, a Presidential Unit Citation, an Asiatic Occupation Medal, a Combat Action Ribbon and a good conduct medal.
Mr. Garmon passed away October 3, 2018, aged 93 years.