George Vernon Airey, Jr
Specialist Four D CO, 1ST BN, 5TH CAV RGT, 1 CAV DIV Army of the United States 21 July 1944 - 09 May 1968 Ann Arbor, Michigan Panel 57E Line 012
George Vernon Airey, Jr. was born on July 21, 1944 to Mr. and Mrs. George V. Airey, Sr. of Ann Arbor. George, Jr. is the son of the President of G.V. Airey Building Company. When George was ten years old in 1955, he became a pogo stick jumping champion by setting a record of 4,210 jumps without using his hands! He loved to water and snow ski, scuba dive, play guitar, and collect items such as tropical fish. He is a 1962 graduate of Ann Arbor High School, and also studied construction and building at Ferris State University and Lansing Community College prior to enlisting in the Army.
