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Hackensack cemetery sign
Grave Marker
Hackensack Cemetery Sign
Richard O. Garretson Grave Marker

 

 

This grave marker, which is at Hackensack Cemetery, located at 289 Hackensack Avenue Hackensack, New Jersey reveals that
Richard O. Garretson served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and Korea, and rose to the rank of Captain. 

He died on December 10, 1994 at the age of 74. Richard O. Garretson’s name is on the Original Wall Unit List, which confirms he attended Hackensack High School around 1938 and this grave marker confirms his connection to Hackensack by being buried within its borders since passing and forevermore.

Written by:
Bob Meli
July 25, 2019

 

Background image of U.S. Air Force logo obtained from:
https://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war