George Dart

Ship's Service Man Laundry Third Class

Purple Heart

  Killed in Action 3 May, 1945

George was the ship's service Petty Officer.  He left behind two daughters that proudly preserve his memory.

The following poem was submitted by his daughters, Roberta and Phyllis, to honor his memory:

In Loving Remembrance
of
George Leonard Dart

Killed in Action on
The Far Off Coast of Okinawa

May 3, 1945

age 34

Dear and loving Father
You have gone to rest;
It's hard, so hard to speak the words
We must forever part.

The world may change from year to year
And friends from day to day,
But never will the one we loved
From memory pass away.

A precious one from us has gone
A voice we loved is stilled,
A true and kind and faithful husband
And a fond and loving Dad.

In our hearts your memory lingers
Always tender, fond and true,
There is not a day, dear Father,
We do not think of you.

No more your little girls
Will take you by the hand,
But they will strive to meet you
In the better land.

The years may wipe out many things,
But this they wipe out never,
The memory of those happy days
When we were all together.

Farewell, dear and loving Father,
For your troubles all are o'er,
Never shall we forget you,
Farewell for evermore.

E.J.B.