George Seibert

George Seibert was born on February 2, 1908. He was the son of Lena (Svandrilik) and Jacob Seibert of Yaphank. Before the war he was working for a construction company as a carpenter. Seibert entered the Army on May 12, 1941 at Camp Upton, New York. He received his military training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Trained as a Motor Boat Operator, Carpenter and qualified with a rifle. He left the United States aboard the USS Washington arriving at Bombay India, where he served with the 75^th Engineers, Light Pontoon Company. Seibert was discharged from the Army on November30, 1945.