World War II Honoree

George S. Montgomery

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Waco, Texas

Honored By

Donald P. Bolce

Relationship

Friend and Fellow Crew Member on C-47 #42-100806, 85th Troop Carrier Squadron

TECHNICAL SERGEANT GEORGE S. MONTGOMERY VOLUNTEERED FOR THE US ARMY AIR CORPS BEFORE WORLD WAR II AND WAS STATIONED AT BORINQUEN FIELD, PUERTO RICO, AT TIME OF THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. AFTER ADDITIONAL TRAINING AS AN AVIATION CADET, AND AS AN AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE MECHANIC, HE BECAME THE CREW CHIEF OF A C-47 AIRPLANE, #42-100806 IN THE 85TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, 437TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP. HIS 437TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP WAS ASSIGNED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS PART OF THE NINTH TROOP CARRIER COMMAND, NINTH AIR FORCE. HE PARTICIPATED IN COMBAT MISSIONS INTO NORMANDY, FRANCE ON D-DAY, IN OPERATION DRAGOON, SOUTHERN FRANCE, OPERATION MARKET GARDEN IN HOLLAND, IN BASTOGNE, BELGIUM DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, OPERATION VARSITY, THE AIRBORNE ASSAULT ACROSS THE RHINE RIVER, AND NUMEROUS RESUPPLY MISSIONS. T/SGT. GEORGE S. MONTGOMERY WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH FIVE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, SEVEN BATTLE STARS, THE EUROPEAN, AFRICAN, MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.