On Thursday, February 26, 2015, resident of Huntingtown, MD, born April 30 1923 in Calumet, Pennsylvania, 1941 graduate of Hurst High School, Mt. Pleasant PA. During WWII George served in the U.S. Army in the 9th Infantry Division – in North Africa, Sicily and Europe. He fought for our Country in the Battle of the Bulge and was a past president of VBOB (Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge) and, for many years he was the publisher and editor of that organizations Newsletter, THE BULGE BUGLE. George was employed by the Washington Post for 30 years in their advertising and promotion department. Husband of the late Marion Chekan, Loving father of Dennis Linthicum, MD, Margaret Ann (Brad) Land, Huntington MD, George Jr. (Carol), Raleigh NC, Timothy (Margaret), South Riding VA , and David – Upper Marlboro, MD; Grandfather of Jacob and Rachel Land, Kimberly, Katie and Scott Chekan, Sally & Reed Chekan; brother of Anna Marie Hanich, Roanoke VA, Edward Chekan, Bridgeville PA, Paul Chekan, Munhall, PA, Joseph Chekan, Pittsburgh PA, Mary Lou Socher, Beaumont, TX; and late brother Andrew Chekan and sister Margaret Dudas.
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