When Victor Earl Garrett was born on April 7, 1894, in Kerrville, Texas, his father, William, was 42 and his mother, Laura, was 34. He had three brothers and three sisters. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a First Lieutenant in Machine Gun Company, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on October 4, 1918 and is now buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France. He also has a cenotaph located in Glen Rest Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA. His name is commemorated on the First Infantry Division monument in Saint-Juvin, France but his surname is inscribed as Garret. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action near Berzy-le-Sec, France, on July 19, 1918, and near Exermont, France, on October 4, 1918. Lieutenant Garrett displayed great courage and self-sacrifice during the four days' battle south of Soissons, conducting his platoon with calmness and good judgment, especially on July 19, 1918, when he aided in keeping his company together when large shells struck among the men, personally supervising the care of the wounded and getting them to aid stations, with utter disregard of his own safety, while subjected to heavy enemy artillery and machine-gun fire. Lieutenant Garrett also displayed extraordinary heroism during the three days previous to the attack on Exermont, France, by refusing to be evacuated although suffering from an injury to his foot, remaining at his post until October 4, 1918, when acting as liaison officer, he with five men was suddenly confronted by 20 Germans, and while leading the attack he made the supreme sacrifice. His dauntless courage and excellent example enabled his men to take the Germans as prisoners.