World War II Honoree

Roy Julian Gooch

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Nashville, Tennessee

Honored By

Dana Giles

Relationship

Daughter

540TH COMBAT ENGINEERS, A AND HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANIES OF REGIMENT. INITIAL TROOPS TO LAND IN ALL BATTLES EXCEPT CHANNEL CROSSING. BUILT BRIDGES, ROADS, ESTABLISHED BEACHHEADS. NORTH AFRICA 11/42, SICILY, ANZIO, SALERNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, GERMANY, BELGIUM (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) WITH FIRST, THIRD, FIFTH, AND SEVENTH ARMIES DURING WAR. 12 DAYS AFTER V-E DAY LEFT BECAUSE HAD THE MOST SERVICE POINTS. 1 SILVER STAR, 3 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.