World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George Thurman 'Thurm' Dwyre
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Spring Valley, Illinois
Honored By
An Indebted American
ENLISTED IN THE SERVICE. WOUNDED IN THE PEARL HARBOR SURPRISE ATTACK ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 WHILE SETTING UP 50 CALIBRATOR MACHINE GUNS TO FIRE AT THE ATTACKING JAPANESE AIRPLANES. AFTER RECOVERING FROM HIS WOUNDS, TRAINED AS A PILOT AND PILOTED B-24 LIBERATORS FLYING 35 DANGEROUS MISSIONS OVER GERMANY. BECAME A CAREER MILITARY MAN AND SERVED IN THREE WARS, WWII, KOREAN CONFLICT, AND VIETNAM. RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART AND NUMEROUS AWARDS.