Timeline
Birth- 31 Jul 1925
Granite City Illinois
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 20 years
Regiment
United States Naval Reserve
Rank
Aviation Radioman, Third Class, U.S. Navy
Service Number
8548469
Conflict Period
World War II
Gold Star
Served For
United States of America
Aircraft Assignment
TBF/TBM Avenger "radioman" - operated radios and manned 30 caliber gun
Stationed- 1944
Alameda, Fallon, Kahului Hawaii
"Reformed" Torpedo Squadron One (VT-1)
Enlistment- 31 Jul 1943-Age: 18 years
Registration in Granite City Illinois
Casualty- 23 Apr 1945-Age: 20 years
Training accident
18 miles East of NAS Kahului (about 4 miles off shore)
Award
Purple Heart
Death- 23 Apr 1945-Age: 20 years
Death
23-Apr-45
Burial
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Memorial Location
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Other Facts
State Of Residence
Illinois
Full Name
John G Garabadian
Mother
Sisa Garabadian (Simonian)
Sibling
Sophia (Sue) Garabadian
Father
Archie Garabadian
Full Name
John Gene Garabadian
