George Grist

George was born in Akron, Ohio on March 22, 1926. He passed away on August 12, 1999 at age 73 in Stafford, Virginia. George was a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. He received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

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Korean War - Key Events

September 15, 1950

X Corps, a force led by U.S. Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond, stages an audacious amphibious landing at Inch’ŏn, some 150 miles behind enemy lines. The plan, conceived by UN commander Gen. Douglas MacArthur, is an unqualified success; 10 days later Seoul is liberated.

These events are taken from the Encyclopedia Britannica

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