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Personal info

Full name
GEORGE, Jacob Aaron Jr
Date of birth
2 August 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Fayerdale, Patrick County, Virginia
Hometown
Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
O1010693
Rank
Captain
Function
Company Commander
Unit
C Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sillegny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 21 19

Immediate family

Members
Jacob A. George (father)
Eulalia M. (Jolley) George (mother)
John J. George (brother)
Julian B. George (brother)
Doris M. George (sister)
Torrey (Copenhaver) George (wife)

More information

Capt Jacob A. George Jr. enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 31 May 1941.

He was married to Torrey Copenhaver on 19 February 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire while throwing a hand-grenade from the turret of his tank.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for his actions on the day of his death.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - BarryC, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Virginia Birth Records 1864-2014, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Marshall and Mary McIntyre, www.wwiimemorial.com - William Brill