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S/Sgt George T. Stanish attended high school for 4 years and was a metal worker. He enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 30 October 1942 and was overseas for only six months.

Per 1st Lt Robert Peterson: "At about noon Capt. Wirsig issued an attack order. The 16th Field Artillery was now in position to support the attack, and C Company C was in Lommersweiler and A Company was near Maspelt. We were to take our first objective about 300 yards to the south east. The axis of advance was highway N-27, A Company on the right to take Elcherath, and C Company to make a flanking movement left of B Company. The attack was to start at 1300 hours with an artillery time on target (TOT) barrage on the objective. There was a tank platoon assigned but there was no coordination with Lt Duck of A Company - 14th Tank Battalion and Capt. Wirsig.

Lt Peterson knew nothing of the tanks, he did tell S/Sgt Hart (Mortar Squad) to plot his fire on a gully to our right front and where he suspected the sniper's location. He was to shoot until he was out of ammunition or if the advancing riflemen were coming too close to the impact zone. The attack commenced and the first platoon became pinned down by fire from the right front. S/Sgt John Isaacs, S/Sgt George Stanish and Pvt John Summerfield were killed."