World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George H. Gass
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO), DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. LANDED ACROSS OMAHA BEACH IN NORMANDY, FRANCE AS PART OF THE D-DAY INVASION FORCE. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD DEVICE (AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT LANDING), AND 1 SILVER SERVICE STAR (5 CAMPAIGNS), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946, AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.