WWII

George Washington Pharis

Rate / Rank
Private

Birthdate
February 22 1915

Date of Death
October 16 1982

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
June 23 1942 - November 9 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific Theater of Operations, July 8, 1944 - November 3, 1945.
Southern Philippines. Western Pacific

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Company B, 323rd Infantry Regiment
Discharged; Fort McPherson, Georgia.

Decorations & Citations

Combat Infantryman Badge; Purple Heart (Wounded; Palau Island, November 1944)
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze stars
Philippine Liberation Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

Born; Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia. SSN 252-28-0044. US Army service number 20-403-252. Home of record; 416 4th Ave. NE, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Florida.