Jacksonville, Florida
Michael Nelson George
1926 — 2023
Michael Nelson George, CSM (RET), 96, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Community Hospice at Baptist South Hospital in Jacksonville, FL, after a long battle with dementia. He was born June 14, 1926, in Toronto, Canada, and adopted and raised in Detroit, MI. Known as Mickey to his friends and family, Mickey was quite the athlete; he lettered in football, baseball, and basketball at St. Charles High School. Later he was the quarterback for the semi-professional Canadian League Windsor Rockets. During World War II, at 18, Mike enlisted in the US Army. He was a member of the 4th Armored Division and served throughout Europe, where he earned two Purple Hearts. After the war, he...