World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George W. Gehring
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
East Orange, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE SERVED IN THE 460TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTALION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE LANDED ON THE BEACH AT NORMANDY ON JUNE 6, 1944 AND WENT ON TO THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND THE LIBERATION OF PARIS. HE VOLUNTEERED TO GO ON TO JAPAN, BUT WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT THE RANK OF CORPORAL AFTER THE U.S. DROPPED THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMBS.