World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George B. Fuss
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Quay, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE ON JANUARY 11, 1943. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP ROBERTS AT SAN MIGUEL, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA, INCLUDING IN NEW GUINEA DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION BY HIS UNIT IN COMBAT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.