World War II Honoree

George Raymond Winne

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cooperstown, New York

Honored By

George R. Winne, Jr.

Relationship

Son

INDUCTED IN JANUARY OF 1943 FROM COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK. ASSIGNED TO THE 89TH REGIMENT : ANTI- AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY ATLANTIC IN AREAS AROUND WASHINGTON, DC TO INCLUDE FORT DUPONT. FURTHER ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS BATTERY OF THE 89TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AT BOLLING FIELD. WHEN VICTORY IN EUROPE WAS EVIDENT THE 89TH REGIMENT ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY WAS DISBANDED. TRANSFERRED TO THE 3231 ORDINANCE DEPOT IN SUPPLY DIVISION AND SERVED AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY, FORT PICKETT, VIRGINIA, FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA AND WAS THEN SHIPPED, AS A MEMBER OF THE 3231ST ORDINANCE DEPOT, TO FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED ON A TROOP SHIP FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, IN MAY OF 1945, FOR OKINAWA. ASSIGNED TO THE SUPPLY DIVISION MASSING MATERIAL IN PREPARATION FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN. SERVED WITH THE 3231ST ON OKINAWA UNTIL MARCH OF 1946 WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES AND WAS DISCHARGED AS A STAFF SERGEANT (E6).