World War II Honoree

George L. J. Dalferes

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

BORN IN WARSAW AND LIVED IN POLAND, GERMANY AND FRANCE THROUGH HIS FATHER'S WORK AS VICE CONSUL WITH THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT IN WARSAW AND THEN HAMBURG. HE BECAME FLUENT IN FOUR LANGUAGES. AT THE OUTSET OF WWII, HIS FAMILY CAME TO THE U.S. ABOARD A SHIP THAT WAS BRIEFLY THREATENED BY A GERMAN U-BOAT. HE GRADUATED FROM LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY. HE WAS COMMISSIONED INTO THE ARMY AND SERVED AS AN INTELLIGENCE AND RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON LEADER IN THE 84TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, HELPED LIBERATE A GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMP AND, AFTER THE WAR, SERVED IN OCCUPIED GERMANY.