World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George James Eade
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lockney, Texas
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He entered military service as an aviation cadet in 1942. In September, he was awarded his pilot wings. He flew 37 combat missions in the European Theater of Operations, where he served four years as a pilot, flight commander and operations officer. Rated a command pilot.