World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
George I. Gombert
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
West Pittston, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM JULY 23, 1941 UNTIL HIS PRESUMED DEATH ON JANUARY 19, 1946. SERVED WITH THE 12TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 18TH FIGHTER GROUP. WAS LOST NEAR CAPE ST. GEORGE, NEW IRELAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.