World War II Honoree

Leroy Levester Montgomery

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Elvins, Missouri

Honored By

Wife, Daughter and Son

RADIO OPERATOR, LOW SPEED, PERFORMED DUTY IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A MEMBER OF COMPANY 'B', 3186TH SIGNAL SERVICE BATTALION, STATIONED IN JAPAN. WAS ASSIGNED AS A RADIO OPERATOR ON A SMALL FREIGHT SHIP MANNED BY A MERCHANT MARINE CREW. AT THE TIME OF HIS HONORABLE SEPARATION DECEMBER 6, 1946, HIS RANK WAS A TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE AND WAS AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND RIBBON, ARMY OF OCCUPATION (JAPAN) MEDAL, OVERSEAS SERVICE BAR AND POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE PATRIOTIC SERVICE MEDAL FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI.