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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Roy D. Wilcox

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Old Forge, New York

Honored By

M. J. Lynett

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY, ATTENDING OFFICER'S CANDIDATE SCHOOL AND BEING COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT. HE SERVED AS AN OFFICER IN THE COASTAL ARTILLERY AND SERVED FROM 1941 TO 1945, BEING STATIONED AT PEARL HARBOR, NEWFOUNDLAND, VARIOUS SOUTHERN COASTAL LOCATIONS AND SERVING AS PART OF THE BOSTON HARBOR DEFENSES, AND WAS DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR. HE ACHIEVED THE RANK OF CAPTAIN WHILE SERVING.