George Joseph Gorrell

Military
media-57502.jpeg UPL 57502 Written on the back of the image: "Here's your sad sack brother bleeding a brake. Picture is about 50% under-exposed. Can you read on the ire SOXO Air A1. That, Ugly S-1 and Wildflower S-1 are code words used on all items of supply coming to this base. Every single box or piece has one of the above stenciled on. When I was at Sac[ramento] crates with the stencil GOLD were for Alaska, EBONY for N. Africa."

Gorrell Family Collection, collection of George J. Gorrell

Object Number - UPL 57502 - Written on the back of the image: "Here's your sad sack brother bleeding a brake. Picture is about 50% under-exposed. Can you read on the ire SOXO...

At the start of the war, George was working at McClellan Air Base in Sacramento and upon enlistment continued with the same job. His unit went to Burtonwood in England.

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George J. Gorrell, Burtonwood, from Gorrell Family Collection.

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Army of the United States, Honorable Discharge, George J. Gorrell, 39 137 673.

George Joseph Gorrell: Gallery (1 items)

Object number: UPL 57502 - Written on the back of the image: "Here's your sad...