George J. Ocavage
Branch: Army Air Force Service Number: 32077440 Rank: Staff Sergeant Unit: 14 th Air Force, 308 th Bombardment Group, 425 th Bombardment Squadron George John Ocavage was born on March 2, 1919 in New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest child of Lithuanian immigrants John and Margaret (Juodzius) Ocavage . His parents had a total of 14 children, but sadly five had perished at a very young age. George had several sisters (Helen, Mary, Margaret, Agnes, Frances, Marcella, and Anna) and a brother, Anthony. The family lived at 6 Wiggan Street in New Philadelphia, located approximately 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia. This was a small coal-mining community located in Schuylkill County. Most of the town residents at that time were also of Lithuanian descent. His father was employed as a miner at the nearby Silver Creek Coal Mine. John passed at the age of 55, due to lung and kidney disease just prior to George's se...