World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George N. Eltz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Ms. Janis M. Eltz
ALWAYS WANTED TO FLY AND RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION AND WINGS BEFORE HIS 21ST BIRTHDAY. WAS A FIGHTER PILOT WITH THE 9TH AIR FORCE. WENT OVERSEAS TOWARDS THE END OF 1944 AS A P-47 PILOT AND WAS IN GERMANY AT THE END OF THE WAR. ON V-E DAY HE WAS ON REST AND RECUPERATION ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA. THANK HEAVEN PRESIDENT TRUMAN PLED TO USE THE ATOMIC BOMB BECAUSE HE WAS READY TO GO TO THE PACIFIC.