World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George S. Harker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
Honored By
George S. Harker
SIGNAL CORPS. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH ON D-DAY AT NOON AS PART OF THE 294TH JOINT ASSAULT SIGNAL COMPANY. PROVIDED COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE BEACH ENGINEERS UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER 1944. JOINED THE 3103RD SIGNAL SERVICE BATTALION IN METZ. TRAVELED TO BASTOGNE AND LATER TO MAGDEBURG. SERVED 20 MONTHS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.