T/5 Roy Lee Grace 38020731

TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE Roy Lee Grace 38020731 US Army. He was born in 1915. He lived at route 1, Hendrix Okla., He entered the US Army on March 20, 1941. He served in Africa, Sicily and Italy with the Company C, 753rd Tank battalion. He was wounded in action on November 19, 1943. He was discharged in November 1944. He was awarded the Purple Heart MedalAmerican Defense Medal, The American Theater of operations MedalEuropean African Middle Eastern Theater of operations Medal the World War Two Victory Medal.

 

sources:

1- Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Bryan County Oklahoma

2- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?f=3475&mtch=1&q=38020731&cat=all&dt=893&tf=F&bc=sl,sd

3- RayAnn McNeill Bradford Excel document roster of the 753rd