World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roger Harper
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Mary T. Rooney
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED IN 1942. SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS CONWAY; BATTLESHIPS USS TEXAS BB-35, USS NEW YORK BB-34, USS ARKANSAS BB-34, USS NEVADA BB-36, USS IOWA BB-61 AND CRUISER USS MARBLEHEAD CL-12. SERVED AS FLAG LIEUTENANT ON STAFF OF COMMANDER ON BATTLESHIPS; ATLANTIC FLEET, ATLANTIC AND MEDITERRANEAN WATERS. PARTICIPATED IN NORTH AFRICAN INVASION (CASABLANCA), NORMANDY INVASION (OMAHA BEACH), BATTLE OF CHERBOURG AND INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE.