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George Arthur Mayer
Jeremy Anderson2021-06-25T18:33:12-05:00
- Name: George Arthur Mayer
- Location of Birth: Coleraine, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: May 24, 1913
- Date of Death: November 2, 1959
- Parents: George Mayer & Martha (Weitzman) Mayer
- High School and Class: 1933 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
- College:
- Highest Rank: CPL (Corporal)
- Branch: Marine Corp
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: February 7, 1942
- Place Sworn In:
- Date of Discharge: September 19, 1945
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Awards:
- Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Arizona
Name: George Arthur Mayer
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Date: May 24, 1913
Birth Place: Coleraine, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Ajo, Pima, Arizona
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Phelps Dodge Corporation, Ajo, Pima, Arizona
Weight: 195
Height: 6-2
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Red
Other Characteristic: Reddish blonde hair - hesitation in speech at times
Next of Kin: Martha Ida Mayer, mother, Coleraine, Minnesota
- Wars Involved:
World War II
- MIA / POW:
- Civilian Life:
George Mayer married Alice Comnick Nelson in 1945 in Alexandria, Virginia. He had lived in Henderson, Nevada since 1949 and was employed as a superintendent for Fibreboard Paper Products Company at Pabco Mine, Las Vegas, Nevada. He was a member of Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge and was a Shriner in Reno’s Kerak Temple.
George died in Las Vegas, Nevada and is buried in Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nevada (Section 5). He is survived by his wife, Alice; a brother, Clarence; and four sisters.
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