World War II Honoree

George A. Allers

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bloomfield, New Jersey

Honored By

A Fellow Veteran

IN 1943, HE WAS SELECTED TO JOIN THE ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING RESERVE PROGRAM (ASTRP) AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. HIS SCHOOLING WAS CUT SHORT WHEN HE WAS SENT TO HELP IN THE LIBERATION OF EMBATTLED EUROPE. SERVING WITH THE 397TH INFANTRY AND THE 100TH DIVISION, HE FOUGHT IN FRANCE, WHERE HE WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED, AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND SPENT TWO YEARS RECOVERING IN MILITARY HOSPITALS ABROAD AND IN THE STATES.