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West, Roy Eugene |
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Roy Eugene West Sr. (1925-1999)
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| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
15 Feb 1925 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
WEST.R004 |
| _FGRAVE |
21780355 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy [1, 2] |
- Enlisted and entered active service on May 29, 1943. Served as a cook stateside and in the Pacific Theater of Operations at the Navy 3149 Base located at Ngolos in Eastern Samar, the Philippines. Awarded The American Campaign Medal, The Philippine Liberation Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on December 27, 1945.
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=1888498
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World War II Honoree, West, Roy Eugene (1925-1999)
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Roy Eugene West Sr. (1925-1999)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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Military Service Ribbons, West, Roy Eugene Sr. (1925-1999)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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United States Navy
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Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II
Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II, Shoulder Piping
Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve; all other branches were worn on the left.
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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United States Navy
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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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,… |
| Death |
26 Dec 1999 [1, 3] |
| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, West, Roy Eugene Sr.
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| Person ID |
I32861 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
23 May 2023 |
| Family |
Francis, Alice Marie, b. 16 Jan 1923, Effingham County, Illinois d. 17 Oct 1997, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years) |
| Children |
| > | 1. West, Roy Eugene Jr., b. 24 Jun 1944, Alameda, Alameda County, California d. 17 Mar 2000 (Age 55 years) |
| | 2. West, Marla Marie, b. 20 Sep 1946, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Mar 1947, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 0 years) |
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| Family ID |
F13644 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Jan 2023 |
English
1925 - 1999 (74 years)
