A Salute to a Soldier
May 25th, 2009. Filed under: Monday's Musings.The soldier is my father, George E. Lawson. My uncle, Glenn Lawson, recently put this tribute to him in The Brazil Times.
Sergeant
George E. Lawson
82nd Bomber Squadron M
Entered Army Air Force April 8, 1941
Honorable Discharge October 19, 1945
Military Occupation: Aerial Gunnery
Instructor.
Occupational Training Assignments:
AAFTS Buckley Field, Colorado &
AFTS Lowery Field, Colorado.
Decorations and Awards: Good
Conduct Medal, American Defense
Ribbon, A-P Medal with One Bronze
Star.
Served in Central Burma, India
George Lawson was more than a soldier. He was the man who knew and could do everything when I was a child. He was the father with a ton of patience when I was a rebellious teenager. He was the man who was a friend when I became a mature adult. He was the special person who was my father.
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