World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George W. Harper
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bessemer, Alabama
Honored By
Mr. Thurston A. Doriety
Relationship
Brother-in-law
ENGLAND, WITH 8TH AIR FORCE AS RADIO OPERATOR ON B-17, 388th GROUP, 569th SQUAD. SHOT DOWN ON RUN TO GERMANY, POW FROM NOVEMBER 1943 TO MAY 1945, WAS ON THE 'DEATH MARCH ACROSS GERMANY' FROM FEBRUARY 6, 1945 TO THE LAST OF APRIL 1945. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, DECEASED MAY 12, 1965.