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| ID No: |
-1125005 |
| Firstname: |
Georges |
| Name: |
Rainville
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| Gender: |
M |
| Occupation: |
Soldat, Hero |
| Born: |
30 July 1922
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| Parish/City: |
Ste-Philomene, Bonfield, Ontario |
| Country: |
Canada |
| Bapt./Source: |
Collection Drouin, 42e feuillet |
| Death: |
01 April 1996 - Age: 74
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| Parish/City: |
Bonfield, Ontario |
| Country: |
Canada |
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Information, Other Kids, Notes, etc.
Hero de la 2e Guerre Mondiale: "George was decorated with the Silver Star on March 7, 1945, by U.S. General Koenig, in England."
CITATION FOR SILVER STAR
GEORGE A. RAINVILLE, A--29576, Sergeant, Canadian Army, Second Company, First Special Service Force (a combined Canadian and American Force), for gallantry in action near Borgo Piave, Italy, on May 1 1944. Sergeant Rainville was in command of a light machine gun squad which was part of a force sent out to determine enemy strength when a bitter fire fight developed. Enemy small arms fire, mortar fire and artillery concentration was intense, as a result of which casualties were numerous. A member of Sergeant Rainville's crew was seriously wounded and abandoned when the enemy forced his crew to take a new position. Having determined the disposition of the enemy, a withdrawal was ordered. Unmindful of his own safety, Sergeant Rainville left the comparative security of a shallow ditch, crossed fifty yards of flat fireswept ground, picked up his helpless comrade and returned, and carried him for 800 yards over exposed terrain to a place of safety. The daring act and high regard of his fellow soldier's welfare reflect great credit upon Sergeant Rainville and the Armed Forced of the Allied nations.
PUBLIC LAW 113-16 -- JULY 12, 2013
113th CONGRESS
An Act to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II.
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