George Lawrence Schaudel Jr, 93, of Woodbridge, VA, passed away on March 17, 2026, in Woodbridge, VA.
Born September
12, 1932, raised in Bayonne, NJ, he was the son of George L. Schaudel and Jane
Konieczko. George enlisted in Marine Corps Reserves while in high school in
1948 and upon his graduation in 1950, the Reserves were called up. On November
10 (USMC birthday), 18-year-old George landed in Korea, soon to be involved in
the historic Chosin Reservoir Campaign in North Korea. George made the Marine
Corps his career and after retiring in 1974 as MSgt settled in Woodbridge and
worked for GSA. George was a member of many military organizations, and an
officer in The Chosin Few, a veteran's survivor organization. He volunteered
weekly at the National Museum of the Marine Corps for over 15 years.
George is
survived by Loretta, his wife of 66 years; his daughter, Caroline Vaughan (Sam)
of the Eastern Shore, VA; his son, George L Schaudel III (Wanda) of Houston,
TX; his brother, Robert Schaudel of Marietta, GA; six grandchildren: Bryan
(Jacqueline), Derek (Gina), Sarah (Hunter), John Austin, Cade, and Riley; five
great-grandchildren and one on the way. He was preceded in death by his
daughter, Nancy Jane Schaudel and his sister Joan Schaudel Lanigan.
George was buried with full military honors Quantico National Cemetery..