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George Robert Race, the son of Nicholas and Helen Race, was born on April 18, 1919, in Schenectady, New York. He graduated from Mont Pleasant High School and completed the General Electric Company's apprentice program in June 1942.
In October 1942, George enlisted in the United States Merchant Marine and held the rank of Engine Cadet. On February 7, 1943, the SS Henry R. Mallory was torpedoed and sank; George was never found. George is remembered on the Mont Pleasant Neighborhood War Memorial, Schenectady, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
Light Lie The Sea Upon Thee
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon
