World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest George
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
National Funeral Directors Association
WAS IN THE SERVICE FROM FEBRUARY 1942 TO 1945. 8TH AIR FORCE WING, 389TH BOMB GROUP, 564TH SQUADRON, MACHINE GUNNER, B-24 BOMBER. STATIONED IN NORTH AFRICA AND ENGLAND. PARTICIPANT IN AUGUST 1, 1943 LOW LEVEL RAID ON PLOESTI, RUMANIA. MISSING IN ACTION 1943. COMPLETED 26 MISSIONS, GUNNERY INSTRUCTOR, LAREDO, TEXAS, 1944. RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AIR OFFENSIVE MEDAL, BRONZE BATTLE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON.