George Reynolds Mitchell

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- George Reynolds Mitchell,96,passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. Graveside: 2PM Wednesday in Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 12:30-1:30pm Wednesday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Home. George Reynolds Mitchell, was born July 7, 1919 in Arlington. He moved to Handley in the mid 1930's, attended and graduated from Handley High School in 1938. During his high school years he was an outstanding football player and captain of his team. He served his country during time of wars & peace. He served in the South Pacific during WWII and in Korea during the Korean War and two tours in Vietnam. He retired from the military in 1965 from Headquarters Air Rescue Service as a Senior Non-Commissioned officer in the Helicopter Maintenance Division in Rescue in Headquarters Air Rescue as Technical Advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff in Helicopter Maintenance. During 1957 he participated in the atmospheric nuclear weapons testing at Yucca Flats Nevada test site. He was flight engineer aboard a H-21 Helicopter that participated in Operation Plumbod. During his military career he received many awards and decorations. Among them he received the Armed Forces expeditionary medal. With 2 bronze stars (A U.S. military decoration awarded either for heroism or for meritorious achievement in ground combat), the Air Force commendation medal and the Air Force outstanding unit award. After retiring from the Air Force with 24 years of military service he was employed by the Department of Defense as an industrial specialist working with private industry in Texas that had government contracts. He was a graduate of the Air University Institute of technical school of symptoms and logistics in contract management. His last assignment was with the Defense Contract Agency with offices in Dallas. He had a total of 38 years of government service. Survivors: He married his beloved wife Rosemary Whittle, November 1, 1941 and they were blessed with two daughters, Ray Frances Lorenz(Roger H.) and Georgeann Mitchell; and later with grandchildren, Amy Lorenz Davis and Schyler Mitchell Magdziak (Cody); one great granddaughter Kylie Foster.