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| George Taber was a machinist mate 2nd class when the USS West Virginia was sank at Pearl Harbor. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9424791/george-edward-taber https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/uss-west-virginia-sank-in-pearl-harbor-attack-with-trapped-sailors/ |
George Edward Tabor never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on February 22, 1919 in Missouri. His parents William and Sarah were also both born in Missouri. His father worked as a farmer and died in 1938. George had three older sisters, four older brothers and one younger brother.
He enlisted in the Navy on October 5, 1938, three months after his father died. He became a machinist mate second class on the USS West Virginia.
West Virginia was sunk by seven torpedoes and two bombs during the Japanese Pearl Harbor surprise attack on December 7, 1941. Quick fire control action counter-flooded the ship so it didn't capsize like the Oklahoma. The crew tried to fight the fires until 2 pm when they finally abandoned ship. Over 100 West Virginia sailors were killed in the attack including George Tabor.
His grave is at Bethlehem Cemetery in Thomasville, Missouri.
Last year on this date I profiled Medal of Honor hero William Nelson, 9th Infantry Division. You can read about William here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
Please consider joining the public Facebook group to increase the exposure of this project. Go to: WW2 Fallen 100
Proud to say that I married into the Taber Family. My husband is the great nephew to George.
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