 Liberated on May 1, 1945, by Soviet troops, Garrison elected to rejoin his squadron rather than return to the United States.He remained with the 336th FS until it was inactivated in September 1945, then transferred to the 406th Fighter Group on occupation duty in Germany.In 1946 he transferred to the 56th Fighter Group at Selfridge Field, Michigan, where he again flew P-47s.