World War II Honoree

George Francis Berry

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Dunmore, Pennsylvania

Honored By

William Fischer Jr.

Relationship

Grateful Citizen

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 19 SEPTEMBER 1942 AT WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA. FOREIGN SERVICE FROM 15 SEPTEMBER 1944 TO 10 NOVEMBER 1945 WITH HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 750TH MEDIUM TANK BATTALION, AN INDEPENDENT UNIT ATTACHED TO THE 104TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN NOVEMBER 1944 FOR OPERATIONS NEAR AACHEN, GERMANY . ATTACHED TO THE 75TH INFANTRY DIVISION DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND, SOON AFTER, WAS ATTACHED TO THE 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION OPERATING NEAR ELSENBORN, BELGIUM. IN FEBRUARY 1945, AGAIN ATTACHED TO THE 104TH INFANTRY DIVISION, IT CROSSED THE RHONE RIVER AND LATER SUPPORTED THE 3RD ARMORED DIVISION'S RHINE RIVER CROSSING. FIGHTING INTO GERMANY, THE UNIT MET RUSSIAN FORCES ON MAY 1 AT TORGAU, GERMANY, THEN PERFORMED POST-WAR OCCUPATION DUTIES. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 14 NOVEMBER 1945 AT FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA.