World War II Honoree

George Joseph Fix, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Dallas, Texas

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES AND WAS ASSIGNED TO DEVELOP BOMBS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL DURING WWII, HE WAS A DECORATED MUNITIONS EXPERT WHO OBSERVED FIRSTHAND THE COMBAT TESTING OF BOMBS HE HELPED DEVELOP. HE RECEIVED THE LEGION OF MERIT AND THE AIR MEDAL FOR HIS SERVICE. HE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR VOLUNTEERING TO ACCOMPANY AND STUDY THE NEW MUNITIONS DESIGNS IN COMBAT IN THE EUROPEAN AND THE PACIFIC THEATERS.