World War II Honoree

George Wesley Catlett, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Ivy, Virginia

Honored By

Lisa Catlett-Price

Relationship

Daughter

DATE OF INDUCTION 2 NOVEMBER 1942, ACTIVE DUTY 24 NOVEMBER, 1942. COMPANY L, 370TH INFANTRY UNIT, 14 OCTOBER, 1944. PLATOON GUIDE 745, 36 SOLDIERS UNDER HIS DIRECT SUPERVISION, MADE CONTACT WITH THE ENEMY AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT. KEPT IN COMMUNICATION WITH ALL MEMBERS OF HIS PLATOON AT ALL TIMES. WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPER PLACEMENT OF MEN SO THEY COULD INFLICT MAXIMUM LOSSES ON THE ENEMY. SERVED IN ITALY FOR 16 MONTHS. 3 MONTHS A PRIVATE, BASIC INFANTRY (MOS-531), STAFF SERGEANT, SQUAD LEADER (MOS-745), PROMOTED TO PLATOON GUIDE/PLATOON SERGEANT (MOS-745). BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: ROME-ARNO, APENNINES, PO VALLEY. AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, LAPEL BUTTON ISSUED (G9). AWARDED THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS MEDAL WITH BRONZE BATTLE STARS AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. HONORABLE DISCHARGE 3 DECEMBER 1945.