PFC George Earl Flight
Born: 30 June 1919 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: Earl J. Flight and Anna M. Carrick-Flight
Sibling: 1 sister, 1 brother
Home:
– 1410 Marengo Avenue – Forest Park, Illinois
Education:
– Field Stevenson School, Forest Park
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1937
Employment: Belgard Spero Incorporated – Chicago, Illinois
– eyeglass company
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
Contact Person: Mrs. Earl L. Flight – mother
Inducted:
– 22 July 1941 – Chicago, Illinois
– U. S. Army
Serial Number: 36042960
Training:
– Fort Knox, Kentucky
– Camp Polk, Louisiana
– Camp Pickett, Virginia
Unit: Company A – 36th Armored Infantry Regiment
Engagements:
– Battle of Normandy
Killed in Action:
– 10 July 1944 – Saint-Loubes, France
Buried:
– 5 May 1948 – Glen Oak Cemetery – Hillside, Illinois
– Section: 13 Lot: 4 Grave: 3
