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Byron Homer Garoutte

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II Byron Homer Garoutte

July 4, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/122401

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

432 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

April 19, 1920
Delano, California

Enlistment:

August 19, 1941
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Homer and Ellena Garoutte of United States.

Commemorated on Page 162 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 6. D. 1-20.

Location:

HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY is located 30 km from Brussels and 3 km south of Leuven. Turn left out of Leuven railway station onto the Tiensevest(ring road R 23). Follow the Tiensevest through the junctions Tiensepoort and Parkpoort and along the Naamsepoort. Turn left at the Naamsepoort onto the Naamsesteenweg (N251) signposted Namen, Waver & Heverlee. Continue until you cross the railway line at Heverlee and take the first left turn into the Hertogstraat. Follow Hertogstraat to the end and turn right at the Sport Hall onto the Kerpelstraat. Continue down the Kerpelstraat until you come to a crossroads at which the HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY is located.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Paying respects to Byron Garoutte.

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    Grave Marker – Paying respects to Byron Garoutte.
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II Byron Homer Garoutte is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II Byron Homer Garoutte is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II Byron Homer Garoutte is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II Byron Homer Garoutte is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Group Photo– After a long search I can finally put a face on my "Adopted US Tommy". 1-Group photo with Byron Homer Garoutte, bottom row 2nd from left. 2-Byron Homer Garoutte

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    Group Photo – After a long search I can finally put a face on my "Adopted US Tommy". 1-Group photo with Byron Homer Garoutte, bottom row 2nd from left. 2-Byron Homer Garoutte
  • Photo of Byron Homer Garoutte– After a long search I can finally put a face on my "Adopted US Tommy". 1-Group photo with Byron Homer Garoutte, bottom row 2nd from left.

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    Photo of Byron Homer Garoutte – After a long search I can finally put a face on my "Adopted US Tommy". 1-Group photo with Byron Homer Garoutte, bottom row 2nd from left.

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