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GEORGE V. HALAPY.
Of Finleyville, PA, PA.
The man.
§ Biography
Served with 93rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force in England and Africa. Participated in Air Offensive in Europe and Air Offensive in Italy. Completed 30 combat missions. Memorable experiences: D-Day over France and terrible flak on his 30th mission.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Hometown
Finleyville, PA, PA
Before and after.
§ The Civilian Years
Before the War
Born June 28, 1920 in Finleyville, PA. Inducted into Army Air Force July 1942. Training at Biloxi, MS; Sioux Falls, SD; Harlingen, TX; El Paso, TX; Tucson, AZ; Scott Field, IL.
After the War
Discharged September 1945 as staff sergeant. Received Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three clusters. Married; lives in Gibsonia, PA. Semi-retired as a meat cutter.