World War II Honoree

George M. Gaston

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Teaneck, New Jersey

Honored By

Michael, Kevin, Dennis & Joseph

Relationship

His Four Sons

ENLISTED FEBRUARY 11, 1943. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP MACKALL, HOFFMAN, NORTH CAROLINA IN 11TH AIRBORNE INFANTRY DIVISION, 188TH GLIDER INFANTRY, MEDICAL DETACHMENT. JULY 1, 1943 LANSING, MICHIGAN, ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM; APRIL 1, 1944 CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN, BATTERY B, 302ND FIELD ARTILLERY, 76TH DIVISION; DECEMBER 21, 1944 ARRIVED IN ENGLAND; JANUARY 9, 1945 CROSSED ENGLISH CHANNEL, JOINED UP WITH PATTON'S 3RD ARMY; JANUARY 26, 1945 BEGAN ARTILLERY FIRE ON ECHTERNACH, LUXEMBOURG; FEBRUARY 22, 1945 ENTERED GERMANY; APRIL 1945 UNIT TRANSFERRED FROM 3RD ARMY TO 1ST ARMY UNDER GENERAL HODGES; MAY 2, 1945 UNIT FIRED ITS FINAL SHOT; MAY 11, 1945 ADVANCED TO NIEDERPOLLNITZ FOR OCCUPATION DUTIES; MAY 26, 1945 AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL; JUNE 25, 1945 RE-ASSIGNED TO 949TH FIELD ARTILLERY UNDER VIII CORPS IN BAD LIEBENSTEIN; JULY 3, 1945 MOVED TO RODING, GERMANY AS PART OF 3RD ARMY AGAIN, STATUS: STRATEGIC RESERVE; SEPTEMBER 1945 REASSIGNED TO 9TH TRAFFIC TRANSPORTATION CORPS IN SCHONDORF; FEBRUARY 14, 1946 DEPARTED FROM BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY ON USS STEVENS BOUND FOR AMERICA; MARCH 2, 1946 HONORABLY DISCHARGED.