Name: Harold Huston George Country: United States Rank: Lieutenant Service: United States Air Service Squadrons: 139th Aero Victories: 5 Born: 19 July 1893 Place of Birth: Lockport, New York Died: 30 April 1942 Place of Death: Darwin, Australia Notes From Niagra Falls, New York, George entered the United States Air Service in 1917. A SPAD S.XIII pilot, he shot down five Fokker D.VII's while serving with the 139th Pursuit Squadron on the Western Front. During World War II, George was critically injured in a plane crash on 29 April 1942. He died the following day. Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) "For extraordinary heroism in action near Bantheville, France, 27 October 1918. Lt. George displayed great courage in attacking a formation of four enemy planes (Fokker type), destroying two of them in a terrific fight and driving the other two back to their own territory." DSC citation Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 18 Nov 1997