George Joseph Azur was born on March 21,1919 in Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire in the family of Joseph M.Azur. George Joseph Azur enlisted in the U.S. Army on January 30, 1942 in Rutland Vermont at the age of 22 years and 10 months. George Azur was single.
After the basic military training George Azur received a training as a technical soldier.
George was attached to the "G " Company of the 26th Infantry Regiment,1st Infantry Division.
The 1st Division Headquarters were in Fort Riley,Kansas.

According to the I.D.P.F George Azur was Killed in action in Torfhaus, Hessen, Germany. But a letter of his Commanding Officer Captain Beasor B. Walker stated that George was Killed In Action in Schierke, Hessen, Germany. His Commanding Officer wrote the Azur Family: "Īt was during bitter fighting that your son, heroically performing his duties as rifleman with his Company,was shot and killed by an enemy rifleman. As his Commanding Officer,I want to assure you that he died as a soldier,fighting on the field of battle against the enemies of our Country. He was killed instantly with no suffering or lingering pain."

He is now buried in Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

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