World War II Honoree
Served Their Country
Georgette LeRoux Hernandez
Hometown
Toms River, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
BORN IN LAROCHE, BELGIUM, SHE JOINED THE BELGIUM RESISTANCE WITH HER MOTHER, WHO WAS PERSONALLY DECORATED BY GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. SHE HID 12 AMERICAN AVIATORS SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN GUNNERS. ALSO SERVED AS AN INTERPRETER FOR THE ARMY.