World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy D. Crabtree
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oneida, Tennessee
Honored By
VFW Post 269
ENLISTED IN FEBRUARY 1944 AND AFTER RECRUIT TRAINING WAS ASSIGNED TO COMPANY F, 124TH REGIMENT OF THE 31ST INFANTRY DIVISION (DIXIE DIVISION) AT ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. THE 124TH PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF MOROTAI, MINDANAO, BORNEO AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AFTER THE WAR ENDED SPENT SIX MONTHS IN THE PHILIPPINES DISPOSING OF EXCESS DIVISIONAL EQUIPMENT. BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN FOR HIS PLATOON AND WAS PROMOTED TO TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE PRIOR TO HIS DISCHARGE IN AUGUST 1946.