World War II Honoree

George Lawrence Friederichs

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

St. Clair, Michigan

Honored By

Dorothy Ann Friederichs

Relationship

Wife

ENLISTED OCTOBER 7, 1942. TRAINED AND PROMOTED THROUGH THE RANKS TO 1ST LIEUTENANT, FIRST PILOT; MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY 1092, B-24 AIRCRAFT, 4-ENGINE HEAVY BOMBER. SERVED IN 17 STRATEGIC COMBAT MISSIONS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, 47TH AIR WING, 15TH AIR FORCE, 450TH BOMB GROUP HEAVY, 720TH BOMB SQUADRON HEAVY, FROM MANDURIA, ITALY AGAINST GERMANY. AWARDED AIR MEDAL WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH THREE BATTLE STARS FOR CAMPAIGNS IN NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTHERN FRANCE, GERMANY, BALKANS, HUNGARY, AUSTRIA AND PO VALLEY; WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMED ARMY OF OCCUPATION (GERMANY), PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION OF COLD WAR BERLIN, CERTIFICATE FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE AIR WAR OVER FRANCE 1944-1945. TRANSFERRED TO ACTIVE RESERVES IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON JUNE 6, 1955.