World War II Honoree

George H. Drobnak

Hometown

Trenton, New Jersey

Honored By

Patricia E. Gross

Relationship

Daughter

HE WAS A SKILLED PHOTO ENGRAVER, WHO LEFT HIS POSITION WITH A PRIVATE ENGRAVING SHOP IN EARLY 1942 TO WORK AT THE EASTERN AIRCRAFT DIVISION IN TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. HERE HE WORKED IN THE PRINTING AND ENGRAVING SHOP UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR IN LATE 1945. HE ALSO VOLUNTEERED AS AN AMBULANCE DRIVER/MEDICAL EMERGENCY PROVIDER WITH THE UNITED STATES AMBULANCE CORPS. IN THIS VOLUNTEER POSITION HE WORKED PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION TO HOSPITALS IN TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, REPLACING THE REGULAR EMPLOYEES WHO WERE SERVING IN THE MILITARY.