George H Fausz
Kentucky Post, Saturday, 28 July 1945, page 1
The Purple Heart, a letter from Gen. MacArthur and information
concerning the bravery of her son, Tech 5 George H Fausz, from the commanding
officer of his unit has been received by Mrs. Mary Fausz, 29 W 12th street,
Newport.
Tech Fausz was killed on Luzon May 17. He was a member of a forward observer group, including an officer and three other men, which had moved up to a hill northeast of Balete Pass May 16. They had dug foxholes to observe from and sleep in. The group had fired several missions during the day and night of hte 16th and were firing a mission on the afternoon of the 17th.
Tech Fausz was wounded critically by fragments from a mortar shell that struck a tree near the foxhole and burst. He died a few minutes later. There of the party's members were killed. They were buried at Santa Barbara Luzon.
Mrs. Fausz has two other sons in the service. They are Albert in the South Pacific and Andrew in Germany. Tech Fausz had been overseas 28 months.