Seaman Second Class Carroll George McGarvey grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Benson


Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Seaman Second Class
    Branch of Service:
    Navy
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in South Pacific

Biography:

Carroll George McGarvey was born in Lake Ibsen Township, Benson County, North Dakota on March 9, 1927.  He entered the United States Navy in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota on November 8, 1944, and served in Asiatic Pacific Theater.  Seaman Second Class McGarvey was killed in action on June 5, 1945, in the South Pacific and is buried in Plot 4, Grave 7, Section B, Leeds Lutheran Cemetery, Leeds, Benson County, North Dakota.

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave