World War II Honoree

Leroy Berry

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Everett, Washington

Honored By

W. Lyle Slagle

Relationship

Friend

INDUCTED INTO ARMY JULY 29, 1944. SERVED AS COMBAT INFANTRY RIFLEMAN WITH COMPANY G, 382ND REGIMENT, 96TH INFANTRY DIVISION DURING OKINAWA CAMPAIGN UNTIL WOUNDED SEVERELY JUNE 15, 1945 IN ACTION AGAINST JAPANESE FORCES IN SOUTHERN OKINAWA. AWARDED PURPLE HEART JULY 7, 1945 AND RECEIVED DISABILITY DISCHARGE (CDD) FEBRUARY 14, 1946 AT MADIGAN HOSPITAL CENTER, FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON. AWARDED WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE RIBBON WITH BRONZE STAR, RYUKYUS CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON.