George played football for the University of San Francisco during their greatest "football days," including an undefeated season against major colleges in 1951. He was a star running back who had the ability to "start running" more quickly than any other folks on the team; which gave him a good head start--but often resulted in his running over his own blockers. He also caught several key passes that caused him and the team to make major headlines in the sporting pages.
George graduated from USF as a "distinguished military graduate." That meant that he did so well in his ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corp) work that he was one of a couple in his class to be granted a "regular army" commission (as opposed to the "reserve" commission that nearly everyone else received.) George took his commission to heart, and he ended up fighting in some of the worst battles of the Korean War, including the battles near the Yalu river (the Chinese border) prior to the very famous retreat of both the Army and the Marines from the far Northern part of Korea.
At a later date, George became stationed in Germany. He then came back to Georgia, where he became one of the first Army "pilots". Until then, because of the foundation of the US Air Force in about 1948, the army was not allowed to have pilots and airplanes, except for a few single engine two passenger planes--such as Piper Cubs, etc. George became one of the pilots who started the evolution back into larger airplanes and armed helicopters within the Army, itself.
He was later transferred as a Captain to Fort Hood Texas. His jeep driver lost control of the vehicle, which flipped onto George and killed him. Ironically, this happened coincidentally with his promotion to major, which was in the mail at the time of the accident.
Contributor: CFG (47616531)
George graduated from USF as a "distinguished military graduate." That meant that he did so well in his ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corp) work that he was one of a couple in his class to be granted a "regular army" commission (as opposed to the "reserve" commission that nearly everyone else received.) George took his commission to heart, and he ended up fighting in some of the worst battles of the Korean War, including the battles near the Yalu river (the Chinese border) prior to the very famous retreat of both the Army and the Marines from the far Northern part of Korea.
At a later date, George became stationed in Germany. He then came back to Georgia, where he became one of the first Army "pilots". Until then, because of the foundation of the US Air Force in about 1948, the army was not allowed to have pilots and airplanes, except for a few single engine two passenger planes--such as Piper Cubs, etc. George became one of the pilots who started the evolution back into larger airplanes and armed helicopters within the Army, itself.
He was later transferred as a Captain to Fort Hood Texas. His jeep driver lost control of the vehicle, which flipped onto George and killed him. Ironically, this happened coincidentally with his promotion to major, which was in the mail at the time of the accident.
Contributor: CFG (47616531)
George played football for the University of San Francisco during their greatest "football days," including an undefeated season against major colleges in 1951. He was a star running back who had the ability to "start running" more quickly than any other folks on the team; which gave him a good head start--but often resulted in his running over his own blockers. He also caught several key passes that caused him and the team to make major headlines in the sporting pages.
George graduated from USF as a "distinguished military graduate." That meant that he did so well in his ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corp) work that he was one of a couple in his class to be granted a "regular army" commission (as opposed to the "reserve" commission that nearly everyone else received.) George took his commission to heart, and he ended up fighting in some of the worst battles of the Korean War, including the battles near the Yalu river (the Chinese border) prior to the very famous retreat of both the Army and the Marines from the far Northern part of Korea.
At a later date, George became stationed in Germany. He then came back to Georgia, where he became one of the first Army "pilots". Until then, because of the foundation of the US Air Force in about 1948, the army was not allowed to have pilots and airplanes, except for a few single engine two passenger planes--such as Piper Cubs, etc. George became one of the pilots who started the evolution back into larger airplanes and armed helicopters within the Army, itself.
He was later transferred as a Captain to Fort Hood Texas. His jeep driver lost control of the vehicle, which flipped onto George and killed him. Ironically, this happened coincidentally with his promotion to major, which was in the mail at the time of the accident.
Contributor: CFG (47616531)
George graduated from USF as a "distinguished military graduate." That meant that he did so well in his ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corp) work that he was one of a couple in his class to be granted a "regular army" commission (as opposed to the "reserve" commission that nearly everyone else received.) George took his commission to heart, and he ended up fighting in some of the worst battles of the Korean War, including the battles near the Yalu river (the Chinese border) prior to the very famous retreat of both the Army and the Marines from the far Northern part of Korea.
At a later date, George became stationed in Germany. He then came back to Georgia, where he became one of the first Army "pilots". Until then, because of the foundation of the US Air Force in about 1948, the army was not allowed to have pilots and airplanes, except for a few single engine two passenger planes--such as Piper Cubs, etc. George became one of the pilots who started the evolution back into larger airplanes and armed helicopters within the Army, itself.
He was later transferred as a Captain to Fort Hood Texas. His jeep driver lost control of the vehicle, which flipped onto George and killed him. Ironically, this happened coincidentally with his promotion to major, which was in the mail at the time of the accident.
Contributor: CFG (47616531)
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