Marine Private First Class William N. George Junior

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20033124

Description

Private First Class (Pfc.) William N. George Junior (Jr.) is pictured here. He is home now, 3216 Avenue J, Fort Worth, Texas. He is shown standing in a room dressed in uniform -- trouser, full sleeved shirt and ties, facing front and smiling for the camera. He left the United States to join the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific nine months ago. He was wounded on May 21 at Shuri, Okinawa, by a Japanese hand grenade. He was hospitalized on Okinawa and then Guam, and then he was transferred back to the States and was welcomed home by his wife, Lonnie; his three children, Billie Faye, 7; Patti Ann, 3, and Mike, 7 months, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William N. George Senior (Sr.). Private First Class (Pfc.) George fought on Okinawa as a rifleman for 52 days. At the end of his 30-day leave, he will report back to the Navy Hospital at Oakland, California, for reassignment. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, July 8, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-07-04

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-348

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

George, William N., Jr. (PFC); George, Lonnie (Mrs.); George, William N., Sr. (Mr.); George, William N., Sr. (Mrs.); George, Billie Faye; George, Patti Ann; George, Mike; Military personnel; Military uniforms; Spouses; Parents; Grenades; United States. Marine Corps; Hospitals; World War, 1939-1945