World War II Honoree

George E. Wahlen

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Salt Lake City, Utah

Honored By

A Grateful American

Served in the Pacific theater of operations in Iwo Jima, recipient of the medal of honor Bronze star and Purple Heart. He was a pharmacist's mate second class with the 2nd marine Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine division. During action on Iwo Jima he remained on the battlefield advancing well forward of the front lines to retrieve owned it comrades and carry them back to safety despite terrific concentration of fire, tireless he consistently disregarded all danger to attend to his fighting Comrades as they fell under the devastating rain of shrapnel boards and rendered prompt assistance to various elements of his combat group as required when the adjacent platoon suffered heavy casualties.