During the month of October, the 61st Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber - Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of United States Army war hero, Sgt. George Paine who was killed in action at the age of 21.
He died on November 30, 1950, while risking his life to save his comrades during the Korean War.
Paine was the son of the late Byron Hollis Paine and Nan Salmond Paine. He was born in Panama in 1929 and spent most of his life there, while his father served in the Merchant Marines. According to George Paine’s nephew, George Hussey of Mattapoisett, his uncle moved to Fairhaven in 1947 at 18 years of age.
Paine served in the United States Army in Co. H., 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On November 30, 1950, Sgt. Paine was mortally wounded while participating in a battle near Koto-ri, North Korea. He received a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously.
October Veteran Flag to honor Sgt. George Paine who was KIA at 21
- by: Faith Harrington
- 2024-10-23
- Source:
New Bedford Standard-Times
- 10/23/2024
A column of troops and armor of the 1st Marine Division move through communist Chinese lines during their successful breakout from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. The Marines were besieged when the Chinese entered the Korean War November 27, 1950, by sending 200,000 shock troops against Allied forces. by Corporal Peter McDonald, USMC is licensed under Wiki Commons
