▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁George ▁H ess ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁just ▁outside ▁of ▁Vienna , ▁in ▁Ring str asse , ▁Austria .   ▁He ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁grand par ents , ▁near ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁extended ▁family . ▁▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁sum mers ▁in ▁the ▁lake ▁region ▁of ▁Sal zk ammer g ut , ▁  E ven ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁H ess ▁managed ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Vienna ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁without ▁incident , ▁however , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Naz i ▁soldiers ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁collect ▁H ess .   ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁e va de ▁capture , ▁but ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁escape ▁to ▁Tur in , ▁Italy ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁where ▁they ▁stayed ▁with ▁distant ▁family ▁members ▁for ▁ 9 ▁months ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁US ▁vis as .   ▁His ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁parents ▁later ▁joined ▁H ess ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁where ▁they ▁settled ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁When ▁H ess ▁turned ▁ 1 8 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁US ▁Army , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁path ology ▁lab ▁studying ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases .   ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁US ▁citizens hip ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁Army ▁service . ▁ ▁George ▁H ess ▁married ▁three ▁times .   ▁His