Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!

Military Information:

• US Army
• WWI Veteran
• Deceased
• QR Code
• Host & Researchers-Colonial Dames XVII Century, Star of Destiny Chapter, Denton
• RTF #1 (TVHOF: Remember Them Forever)
• Cemetery: Oakwood, Denton, Denton County, Texas
• PVT (Private)
• Victory Medal (WW I)
• 1-Alpha List

Bio:

Buck Garrett

Personal information
Name: Buck Garrett [no middle name or initial used]

Birth: 10 March 1900
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

(Lived, worked, and retired in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, his whole life)

Death: 16 December 1975
Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Cemetery: Oakwood Cemetery
Denton, Denton County, Texas

Family: Parents: Sam Garrett
Spouse: (1) Early Mae Robinson
Married 08 June 1947, McLennan County, Texas
(2) Beulah M. Garrett

Military Service
Military Branch: Army

Dates: Enlisted 02 November 1917, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Discharged 11 March 1918, Camp Upton, New York
(for physical disability incurred prior to enlistment)

Rank at Discharge: Private, No. 1727027

Era/Service: World War I

Assignments: 77th Division, Camp Upton, New York
165th Depot Brigade, Camp Travis, Texas
Physical: Slender build, medium height, black hair, brown eyes

Civilian Life
Education: 6th grade

Occupation: Worked for lab; general laborer; road construction

Sources:

1) 1940 U.S. Census, Dallas County, Texas, population schedule, Dallas, sheet 10B, family 242186, Buck Garrett and Beulah Garrett, digital image, Ancestry.com (online database), from National Archives, Washington, DC

2) 1950 U.S. Census, Dallas County, Texas, population schedule, Dallas, dwelling 44, Buck Garrett and Beulah M. Garrett, digital image, Ancestry.com (online database), from National Archives, Washington, DC

3) 1880 U.S. Census, Bell County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 8, dwelling 381, John S. Craft and Susan Craft, digital image, Ancestry.com (online database), from National Archives, Washington, DC

4) U.S., Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939, Buck Garrett (1917), FamilySearch.org (online database); from National Archives, Washington, DC

5) U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Buck Garrett (1917); Ancestry.com (online database); from National Archives, Washington, DC

6) U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs, BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Buck Garrett (1975); Ancestry.com (online database); from National Archives, Washington, DC

7) Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1975, Buck Garrett and Early Mae Robinson (1947), McLennan; Ancestry.com (online database)

8) Buck Garrett, FindAGrave.com, Memorial #12771763 (online database), citing Oakwood Cemetery, Denton, Denton County, Texas, contributed by R. M. Leahy

9) Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate No. 96490, Buck Garrett (1975), Austin, Texas

Author Information:

Name: Wanda Samek, Star of Destiny Chapter
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
Contact Information: samek@verizon.net
Date: 22 July 2023