WWII

George W. Hawkins

Rate / Rank
PFC

Birthdate
February 4 1907

Date of Death
March 5 1968

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
March 29 1941 - August 21 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific Theater of Operations
October 12, 1942 - July 23, 1945
New Guinea; Southern Philippines

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Company A, 58th Signal Battalion

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars
Philippine Liberation Medal; American Campaign Medal
Good Conduct Medal

Notes

US Army service number 34-080-590. Born; Whigham, Grady County, Georgia. Son of Private Leonard R. Hawkins US Army. Brother of TEC E5 Charlie R. Hawkins, Sr. US Army. Burial; Satilla Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis County, Georgia.