Garry HAZEN
23rd Apr 1919 - 26th Oct 1993
Life History
23rd Apr 1919 |
Born in Prospect Park, New Jersey |
20th Mar 1921 |
Christened in Christian Reformed Church, Midland Park, Bergen Co., New Jersey |
26th Oct 1993 |
Died in Gloversville, Fulton Co., New York |
27th Aug 1999 |
Buried in Saratoga National Cemetery, Schuylerville, Saratoga Co., New York |
Notes
- http://home.att.net/~ellz/family/lobb/pafg03.htm#6370:
Garry graduated from Pompton Lakes High School in 1936 in PomptonLakes, Passaic Co., New Jersey. He served in the military and wasdrafted into the United States Army JUL 1941. He served in themilitary and joined the United States Army Air Force JUL 1942 in thePacific Theatre (New Guinea) as a Bombadier. He was discharged frommilitary service as a Captain in the United States Army Air Force on29 OCT 1945 on Fort Dix, New Jersey. He retired from NCR on 01 MAY1981 in Newark, Union Co., New Jersey. He was cremated in OCT 1993 inNew York.
Date of entry: 13 Feb 43; Bombadier 1035.
Battles and Campaigns: Southwest Pacific Area: New Guinea, Bismark
Archelpelgo [sic], Central Pacific.
Decorations and Citations: Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign ribbon.