World War II Honoree

George Thomas Gray

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lyons, Georgia

Honored By

Wife, Sons, Grandchildren & Great Grandsons

VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE ONE YEAR SERVICE DUTY IN 1941. ASSIGNED AS TANK GUNNER 2736 TO C COMPANY, 894TH TANK DIVISION, TANK DESTROYER BATTALION. BATTALION WAS SENT TO DUTY AT THE FRONT LINE SERVING IN THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN AND THE EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH THREE BRONZE STARS WHILE SERVING IN TUNISIA, ROME-ARNO AND NAPLES-FOGGIA. WOUNDED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE NEVER LEAVING HIS TANK PATROL. CORPORAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED JUNE 1945.