World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
George 'Sonny' Emerich
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Honored By
VFW Post 23 Ladies Auxiliary of Lebanon
ON OCTOBER 10, 1943, STAFF SERGEANT GEORGE EMERICH, A TAIL GUNNER IN A FLYING FORTRESS, WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHEN HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY; HE WAS 19.