World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy Grimes
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Dayton, Kentucky
Honored By
Sharon Schiman
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS MONTEREY. TOOK PART IN MANY RAIDS ON PACIFIC ISLANDS AND JAPAN. HE WAS IN THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST INTO JAPAN AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS DROPPED.