Harold E. George, 54, was one of three people killed during a violent robbery at the Shamrock Tavern in central Davenport on the night of January 19, 1972. A group of young men crossed the river into town to rob the neighborhood bar; gunfire inside left George and patron Clifford H. Mutum mortally wounded, and bartender LeRoy Drier critically injured. Drier died the next morning, January 20, 1972, the date public memorials list as when the attack’s toll was finalized.

Investigators tied the killings to a crew that included Sherman Junior White, then 17, who was later convicted in connection with the robbery and related murders; court records describe him as present for planning, entering the tavern, and helping dispose of weapons and cash.

Does anyone have memories of the Shamrock Tavern or information about Harold George and the night of January 19, 1972?