World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy Nelson Durfey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Beaver, Oklahoma
Honored By
Debra Durfey Lawson
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS COMBAT 146 ENGINEER WITH COMPANY C. WAS WITH ONE OF THE FIRST BOATS TO LAND ON OMAHA BEACH IN NORMANDY, FRANCE ON D-DAY. WAS IN BOAT 'GAP TEAM 9'. SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF BULGE AND BATTLE OF VOSSNECK. SERVED IN FRANCE, GERMANY, LUXEMBOURG, AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA.