George Alexander Armstrong Jr. ’45

George entered Princeton from Exeter, following his father George Armstrong 1909, and joined Key and Seal. His Princeton career was interrupted by service as an ambulance driver with the Army Medical Corps in England, North Africa, and Italy as well as service in the Pacific theater in the Philippines.  

Returning to Princeton, he married Jane Griffiths in 1947 and received a degree in history from Princeton in 1949. George worked for the CIA for 10 years. He became an automobile dealer with Renault and Toyota, and purchased an airplane and began to fly. He retired in 1979.  

George and Jane bought a house in New Hampshire, alternating by season between Maryland and New England. In addition to Jane, George leaves daughters Susan Hamberger and Anne, and three grandchildren. The class expresses its sympathy to all.