17 Facts About George Strock

George Strock was a photojournalist during World War II when he took a picture of three American soldiers who were killed during the Battle of Buna-Gona on the Buna beach.

George Strock operated an amusement pier photograph concession and a baby portrait studio.

George Strock shot images of the military at Fort Dix and Pensacola Naval Air Station and everyday civilian life.

George Strock married Rose Marie in 1937 or 1938 and they had two sons, George and William.

When Life needed additional photographers, George Strock referred Bob Landry, who suggested other graduates of Fremont High, and over the course of the war a total of 146 of Bach's students became wartime photographers.

George Strock was known to drink excessively, and in 1942, after returning to the United States, he was assigned to join a convoy departing San Francisco for Australia.

George Strock was assigned by Life to the Southwest Pacific Area of World War II.

George Strock covered the Battle of Buna-Gona from November 1942 to January 1943.

George Strock was nearly killed at least twice during his assignment on New Guinea in late 1942 and early 1943.

George Strock had concealed a hand-grenade in his left hand.

George Strock sat up and was going to clobber me, and the officer shot him.

In late January, 1943, George Strock left Port Moresby with his negatives for Honolulu, but his plane was temporarily delayed when one of its propellers struck a tree upon takeoff.

George Strock arrived in San Francisco at Hamilton Field on January 30,1943.

George Strock later covered the battle to capture Kwajalein Atoll and Enewetok Atoll during Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign during February 1944.

George Strock's images were featured on the cover of Life a number of times.

Life Washington correspondent Cal Whipple felt that George Strock's photograph was needed to inject a dose of reality on the home front which he thought was growing complacent about the war effort.

George Strock's image was the first photograph to depict American soldiers dead on the battlefield since the attack on Pearl Harbor 21 months before.