We would like to thank Doug Mechler for the following:
Plan Services For George Driver Jr.
Body of New Castle Soldier Will Arrive in City Tuesday Morning, Funeral Wednesday
The body of the late Pvt. George W. Driver, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Driver, Sr., 1616 East Washington street, will arrive in this city on Tuesday, at 11:19 a.m. and will be taken to the Howard L. Reynolds funeral home, Adams street, for final services. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, July 28, at 2:30 p.m. from the funeral home, with Dr. J. Paul Graham pastor of the Third U. P. church and Rev. C. R. Thayer, former pastor of the church officiating. Burial will take place in Plaingrove U.P. cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 o'clock. Pvt. Driver, who was killed in action September 10, 1944, at Dornot, France, was born March 25, 1924 in this city, the son of George W. Sr., and Ada M. Hamilton Driver. H was a member of the Third U.P. church and bible school graduating from the New Castle Senior High school class of 1942. He was a member of the high band. Following his graduation from high school, George entered the employe of the The New Castle News where he served as an apprentice printer. On May 7, 1943, he entered the service of his country receiving initial training at Camp Croft, South Carolina, sailing for England July 2, 1944. Landing in England, he was sent almost immediately to France where he joined Company B 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion. He paid the supreme sacrifice during his service in France. Surviving Pvt. Driver are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Driver, Sr.; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hamilton, Plaingrove and Mrs. T. N. Thompson, his foster grandmother, Grove City.
PVT. Driver, George Wesley
Service number: 33685561
Age: 20
Born: 25 Mar 1924, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hometown: Plain Grove, Pennsylvania
Family:
George Wesley Driver Sr (father)
Ada Marie (nee Hamilton) Drive (mother
Martha Hamilton Driver (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: September 9, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: In the Horseshoe Woods, across the Moselle River from Dornot, France.
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Not available
Cemetery: Plain Grove United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Plain Grove, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of enlistment:
Entered the military, April 30, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Other information:
Plan Services For George Driver Jr.
Body of New Castle Soldier Will Arrive in City Tuesday Morning, Funeral Wednesday
The body of the late Pvt. George W. Driver, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Driver, Sr., 1616 East Washington street, will arrive in this city on Tuesday, at 11:19 a.m. and will be taken to the Howard L. Reynolds funeral home, Adams street, for final services. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, July 28, at 2:30 p.m. from the funeral home, with Dr. J. Paul Graham pastor of the Third U. P. church and Rev. C. R. Thayer, former pastor of the church officiating. Burial will take place in Plaingrove U.P. cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 o'clock. Pvt. Driver, who was killed in action September 10, 1944, at Dornot, France, was born March 25, 1924 in this city, the son of George W. Sr., and Ada M. Hamilton Driver. H was a member of the Third U.P. church and bible school graduating from the New Castle Senior High school class of 1942. He was a member of the high band. Following his graduation from high school, George entered the employe of the The New Castle News where he served as an apprentice printer. On May 7, 1943, he entered the service of his country receiving initial training at Camp Croft, South Carolina, sailing for England July 2, 1944. Landing in England, he was sent almost immediately to France where he joined Company B 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion. He paid the supreme sacrifice during his service in France. Surviving Pvt. Driver are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Driver, Sr.; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hamilton, Plaingrove and Mrs. T. N. Thompson, his foster grandmother, Grove City.
PVT. Driver, George Wesley
Service number: 33685561
Age: 20
Born: 25 Mar 1924, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hometown: Plain Grove, Pennsylvania
Family:
George Wesley Driver Sr (father)
Ada Marie (nee Hamilton) Drive (mother
Martha Hamilton Driver (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: September 9, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: In the Horseshoe Woods, across the Moselle River from Dornot, France.
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Not available
Cemetery: Plain Grove United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Plain Grove, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of enlistment:
Entered the military, April 30, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Other information:
We would like to thank Doug Mechler for the following:
Plan Services For George Driver Jr.
Body of New Castle Soldier Will Arrive in City Tuesday Morning, Funeral Wednesday
The body of the late Pvt. George W. Driver, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Driver, Sr., 1616 East Washington street, will arrive in this city on Tuesday, at 11:19 a.m. and will be taken to the Howard L. Reynolds funeral home, Adams street, for final services. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, July 28, at 2:30 p.m. from the funeral home, with Dr. J. Paul Graham pastor of the Third U. P. church and Rev. C. R. Thayer, former pastor of the church officiating. Burial will take place in Plaingrove U.P. cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 o'clock. Pvt. Driver, who was killed in action September 10, 1944, at Dornot, France, was born March 25, 1924 in this city, the son of George W. Sr., and Ada M. Hamilton Driver. H was a member of the Third U.P. church and bible school graduating from the New Castle Senior High school class of 1942. He was a member of the high band. Following his graduation from high school, George entered the employe of the The New Castle News where he served as an apprentice printer. On May 7, 1943, he entered the service of his country receiving initial training at Camp Croft, South Carolina, sailing for England July 2, 1944. Landing in England, he was sent almost immediately to France where he joined Company B 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion. He paid the supreme sacrifice during his service in France. Surviving Pvt. Driver are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Driver, Sr.; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hamilton, Plaingrove and Mrs. T. N. Thompson, his foster grandmother, Grove City.
PVT. Driver, George Wesley
Service number: 33685561
Age: 20
Born: 25 Mar 1924, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hometown: Plain Grove, Pennsylvania
Family:
George Wesley Driver Sr (father)
Ada Marie (nee Hamilton) Drive (mother
Martha Hamilton Driver (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: September 9, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: In the Horseshoe Woods, across the Moselle River from Dornot, France.
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Not available
Cemetery: Plain Grove United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Plain Grove, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of enlistment:
Entered the military, April 30, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Other information:
Plan Services For George Driver Jr.
Body of New Castle Soldier Will Arrive in City Tuesday Morning, Funeral Wednesday
The body of the late Pvt. George W. Driver, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Driver, Sr., 1616 East Washington street, will arrive in this city on Tuesday, at 11:19 a.m. and will be taken to the Howard L. Reynolds funeral home, Adams street, for final services. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, July 28, at 2:30 p.m. from the funeral home, with Dr. J. Paul Graham pastor of the Third U. P. church and Rev. C. R. Thayer, former pastor of the church officiating. Burial will take place in Plaingrove U.P. cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 o'clock. Pvt. Driver, who was killed in action September 10, 1944, at Dornot, France, was born March 25, 1924 in this city, the son of George W. Sr., and Ada M. Hamilton Driver. H was a member of the Third U.P. church and bible school graduating from the New Castle Senior High school class of 1942. He was a member of the high band. Following his graduation from high school, George entered the employe of the The New Castle News where he served as an apprentice printer. On May 7, 1943, he entered the service of his country receiving initial training at Camp Croft, South Carolina, sailing for England July 2, 1944. Landing in England, he was sent almost immediately to France where he joined Company B 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion. He paid the supreme sacrifice during his service in France. Surviving Pvt. Driver are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Driver, Sr.; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hamilton, Plaingrove and Mrs. T. N. Thompson, his foster grandmother, Grove City.
PVT. Driver, George Wesley
Service number: 33685561
Age: 20
Born: 25 Mar 1924, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hometown: Plain Grove, Pennsylvania
Family:
George Wesley Driver Sr (father)
Ada Marie (nee Hamilton) Drive (mother
Martha Hamilton Driver (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: September 9, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: In the Horseshoe Woods, across the Moselle River from Dornot, France.
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Not available
Cemetery: Plain Grove United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Plain Grove, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of enlistment:
Entered the military, April 30, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Other information:
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