At the age of 16 he joined The Civilian Conservation Corps and was assigned to the 1143rd Company C.C.C. Camp in Rochester, Vt., where he lived and worked digging ditches 1939-1940. George returned home after that and began dating Grace.

He was drafted into the Army in June of 1943, and was assigned to an Ordinance Unit at Camp Butner N.C. George was then trained as a Paratrooper, and assigned to the 508 Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. He served in England, France, Belgium and Germany during World War II. He was shot in the left elbow by a Nazi sniper, in a town, in Belgium, on Jan. 10th,1945. The 2 men with him were killed.

George was awarded a Purple Heart, an Expert Rife Marksman Badge, two Campaign Medals, the Good Conduct Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Belgian Fourragére Unit Citation, and Distinguished Unit Badge, during his service.

When George returned home, in 1946, he married Grace. They had 3 children, Jeff, Lance and Doug. Grace died in 1952. George had worked as a Cab Driver, a Truck Driver, a Furniture Mover, and did several odd jobs during that time. On Oct. 2nd of 1954, Junie married Marie Sylvia Messier from Worcester, Ma. who was 10 years younger than him. The two started their new lives in Millbury, then moved to Worcester. They had 2 children, Roxanne and Robin. On April 13th,1961 Junie graduated from Nursing School, and worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Westboro State Hospital until his retirement, at 55, in 1978. George bought his sister Glady's home in E. Millbury, in 1966 and the family moved there. George left Marie in 1979 and moved in with his 3rd, Common-Law, Wife Merrily Murphy, who was 20 years younger than him. The new couple lived in Auburn until he died after a series of strokes.

George was cremated and Merrily has the ashes. George enjoyed singing and playing the guitar, drawing, electronics, and working with his computer. He was an avid reader and studied a variety of subjects.