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Hugh Sturgis Garrison

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Hugh Sturgis Garrison Veteran

Birth
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Death
10 Jun 1943 (aged 27)
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas, USA
Burial
Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.0800059, Longitude: -80.9283667
Plot
BACK 6, 1
Memorial ID
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Charlotte Man Killed In Crash

MINERAL WELLS, Tex., June 10. -- (INS) -- John T. Burke, a member of the civil air patrol, and Lt. Hugh S. Garrison, whose mother lives in Charlotte, N.C., were killed today when a C.A.P. plane crashed at Camp Wolters and burned.

Burke was employed as a civilian pilot to work in conjunction with training infantry replacement troops at Camp Wolters. He and Lieutenant Garrison were on what was describe as a routine flight when the accident occurred.

Greensboro Daily News
Greensboro, NC
Friday, June 11, 1943
Page 1*
Charlotte Man Killed In Crash

MINERAL WELLS, Tex., June 10. -- (INS) -- John T. Burke, a member of the civil air patrol, and Lt. Hugh S. Garrison, whose mother lives in Charlotte, N.C., were killed today when a C.A.P. plane crashed at Camp Wolters and burned.

Burke was employed as a civilian pilot to work in conjunction with training infantry replacement troops at Camp Wolters. He and Lieutenant Garrison were on what was describe as a routine flight when the accident occurred.

Greensboro Daily News
Greensboro, NC
Friday, June 11, 1943
Page 1*


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  • Created by: DSM
  • Added: Jul 1, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54366864/hugh_sturgis-garrison: accessed ), memorial page for Hugh Sturgis Garrison (13 Oct 1915–10 Jun 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54366864, citing Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by DSM (contributor 46945108).