Silent Heros Project

Name: George Edward Zaprala

Rank: Sergeant

Unit: 489th Bomb Group

Serial Number:13126746

Home State: Pennsylvania

Date of Birth: December 10, 1919

Date of Death: June 2, 1944

WWII Burial Site: Normandy American Cemetery and Memoria: Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France: Plot A Row 20 Grave 3

The purpose of this website is to honor the bravery of soldiers during WWII: the courageous citizens who fought to protect the safety and freedom of the world. Soldiers like George Zaprala sacrificed themselves for the preservation of freedom and for that, deserved to be not only remembered, but celebrated.