World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Loyas Geary
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Echols, Kentucky
Honored By
Geary Family
BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP STEWART, GEORGIA. ADDITIONAL TRAINING AT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA AIR BASE AND CAMP DAVIS, NORTH CAROLINA. SERVED WITH THE 794TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY ATTACHED TO 9TH AIR FORCE. SERVED IN FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. AFTER WAR WAS OVER HE SERVED WITH THE 2098TH QUARTERMASTER TRUCK COMPANY FOR THE 8TH AIR FORCE IN MUNICH AND FRANKFORT, GERMANY. HE ENTERED THE ARMY IN MAY 1943 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN MARCH 1946.