George R. Vernacotola 

February 5, 1931 is the day that George Ray Vernacotola was born in Vandergrift. He was married to Mary Ann, and they had a son named Joseph. During the Korean War he served in the Air Force in Japan. After the war he came home and moved away from Vandergrift to a town in Ohio (Akron). This is where George spent his retirement as a war veteran. Sadly, at 81 years of age, George died on January 23, 2013.