West, Roy Eugene Sr.

1925 - 1999  (74 years)

• Name	West, Roy Eugene
  		Roy Eugene West Sr. (1925-1999)
  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
  		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,…
  		Roy Eugene West Sr. (1925-1999)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		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.
  		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.
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, West, Roy Eugene Sr. (1925-1999) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, West, Roy Eugene (1925-1999)
  Death	26 Dec 1999  [1, 3]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, West, Roy Eugene Sr.
  Person ID	I32861	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 May 2023

  
  

  Father	West, Menford,   b. 15 Dec 1891, Illinois d. 10 Jun 1953, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Rumley, Fern A.,   b. 22 Feb 1905   d. 27 Feb 1990 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F13640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  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)
  Family ID	F13644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10157] (Reliability: 2). [S14835] (Reliability: 2). [S10153] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Schnell, Mary West, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45791153), none. (Reliability: 2).