World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy Clayton Porter
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mountain Park, Oklahoma
Honored By
Loren Clayton Simms
Relationship
Nephew
HE ENTERED SERVICE ON 05 JULY 1945. AFTER BOOT CAMP IN SAN DIEGO, HE WAS SENT TO OKINAWA IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC ON 03 DECEMBER 1945. HIS DUTY STATION WAS ON THE USS ARD-22, A REPAIR SHIP, WHICH HE BOARDED ON 10 DECEMBER 1945. HE WAS GIVEN A HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON 08 JULY 1946. HE WAS AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.