George was born on 17 April 1915 in Bethany, Missouri.

He registered for the WW II draft on 16 October 1940, and he was listed as self-employed on a farm in Pueblo, Colorado. He was 5' 8" tall; weighed 135 pounds; had brown hair, blue eyes and a 'light complexion'. Also noted on the top of the face of the registration card: "Inf, Res., 2nd. Lieut.".

According to his obituary, he enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1938 and became a Glider Pilot; it appears from his Registration Card entry, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry Reserve, prior to him joining the Army Air Force (the United States Army Air Forces did not become a separate service until 1947).

We have him listed as participating in two 437th flights as a Glider Pilot: Mission ELMIRA on 06 June 1944; and during Operation VARSITY in March 1945. The WWII Glider Pilots Association also has George listed as participating in the MARKET-GARDEN Operation in Holland.

His headstone indicates he remained in the military and was involved in WW II, Korea and Vietnam. He retired in 1975 as a Lieutenant Colonel.