World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy C. Goedecke
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Houston, Texas
Honored By
Roy C. Goedecke
PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF MOROTAI, BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF, HIROSHIMA, BATTLE OF OKINAWA. ENTERED NAVY AS A VOLUNTEER MAY 1944. DISCHARGED MAY 1947. SERVED ON 3 SHIPS; USS FULTON-AS-11, USS DENNIS DE-405, USS RICHARDS S. BULL DE-42.