Korean War
Service # | AO-2223557 |
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Unit | 8 FTR BOMB SQ 49 FTR BOMB GP |
Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | April 8 1953 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
Air Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
First Lieutenant Garrow was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Garrow was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with the 8th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Group. On April 8, 1953, while on a combat mission and after an attack run on a target, he failed to rejoin his flight. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on April 9, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.