MERRILL'S MARAUDERS Behers, George Frederick

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Behers​

• FORENAME

George Frederick​

• UNIT

2 Bn (Green Combat Team)​

• RANK

Private​

• NUMBER

33252280​

• AWARD

Bronze Star​

• PLACE

Burma 1944​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 26.5.1918 family farm off Buffalo Run Road,Pennsylvania​

son of George Dale and Grace Irene (nee Gettig) Behers​

graduated Bellefonte High School​

Civilian Conservation Corps 1939​

railroad worker in civilian life​

enlisted 5.9.1942 Altoona,Pennsylvania​

employed by Warner Co. postwar​

moved to Tucson,Arizona 1956​

employed by Henry Electric​

moved to Show Low,Arizona 1998​

married Pauline Catherine McMurtrie September 1942 (1922-2015) (2 sons Fred and Larry,1 daughter Rosalie)​

died 21.10.2005 Show Low,Arizona​

Meyer Cemetery,Buffalo Run,Centre County,Pennsylvania​

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George Frederick Behers (1918-2005) - Find A...

George Fredrick Behers, 87, passed away October 21, 2005 in Show Low, AZ. He was born and raised on the family farm off Buffalo Run Road. He graduated from Bellefonte High School in 1937. In 1939, he came to Arizona with the C.C.C.'s. Before the war, he worked on the railroad. He married Pauline...

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