World War II Honoree

George Clayton Curtis

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Milo, Iowa

ENTERED THE SERVICE AT THE AGE OF 18. HE WAS SENT TO IDAHO, AND THEN CALIFORNIA FOR TRAINING. IN THE SUMMER OF 1945, HE WAS SENT TO OKINAWA. AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, HE WAS SENT TO CHINA AS APART OF THE U.S. NAVY’S TASK OF REPATRIATING JAPANESE SOLDIERS AND ASSISTING THE CHINESE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO ENFORCE THE JAPANESE TERMS OF SURRENDER. HE HELPED ORGANIZE RAILROAD SHIPMENTS IN NORTHERN CHINA.