World War II Honoree

George Bernhard Woldt

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Staten Island, New York

SERVED IN THE 7TH REGIMENT, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD, THEN ENTERED THE ARMY IN EARLY 1942. COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT. HE SERVED WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION AND WAS ENGAGED IN THE D-DAY LANDING AT NORMANDY, AIRBORNE LIBERATION OF HOLLAND AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GLIDER BADGE WITH STAR, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE WITH CLUSTER, SEVERAL CAMPAIGN MEDALS WITH BATTLE STARS, FRENCH AND BELGIAN FOURRAGERE, NETHERLANDS ORANGE LANYARD AND OTHERS. HE LEFT THE ARMY AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT.