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Fry, Roy Harrison

Fry, Roy Harrison

Male 1925 - 1944  (18 years)


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  • Name Fry, Roy Harrison 
    Birth 29 Sep 1925  Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number FRY.R003 
    _FGRAVE 24075061 
    Military Service World War II, Private, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Private with the 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Entered combat on June 27, 1944 and was killed in action on July 27, 1944 in vicinity of Feugeres, France. Buried with military honors at Clay City Cemetery in Clay City, Illinois.

      This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

      Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1902635
    		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007

    On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.

    Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.

    This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
    		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois


    (East Side)


    Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
    World War II Honoree, Fry, Roy H. (1925-1944)    		 World War II Honoree, Fry, Roy H. (1925-1944)
    329th Infantry Regiment, United States Army    		 329th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
    		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois


    (East Side, Right Panel)


    Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
    World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois    		 World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
    83rd Infantry Division ('Thunderbolt'), United States Army    		 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"), United States Army
    83rd Infantry Division ('Thunderbolt'), United States Army    		 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"), United States Army
    Feugères, France    		 Feugères, France
    		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)

    In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
    		United States Army
    		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
    		World War II
    (1939-1945)
    Death 27 Jul 1944  Feugeres, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6] 
    Cause: Killed in Action 
    • Private with the 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Entered combat on June 27, 1944 and was killed in action on July 27, 1944 in vicinity of Feugeres, France. Buried with military honors at Clay City Cemetery in Clay City, Illinois.
    Feugères, France    		 Feugères, France
    Burial Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Headstone, Fry, Roy H.    		 Headstone, Fry, Roy H.


    Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
    Person ID I17312  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2024 

    Father Fry, Charles Harrison 'Charlie',   b. 18 Jan 1887   d. 4 Jan 1979 (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Howe, Katie Mable,   b. 19 Aug 1899, Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1995, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 9 May 1917  [7] 
    Family ID F6231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Sep 1925 - Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4215] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fry, Roy H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24075061/roy-h_-fry), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S4062] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Roy H. Fry, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1902635) (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S3492] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fry, Andrew D, 74, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=841&GScid=105163&GRid=24400409&CScn=Clay+City&CScntry=4&CSst=16&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S3493] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fry, Herschel T., 84, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083470), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S4005] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, PVT Roy H. Fry, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1040617) (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S4206] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fry, Katie M. and Charlie H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=18350272&PIpi=5456117), none. (Reliability: 2).


 

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