World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy B. Elder
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Giles County, Tennessee
Honored By
A Grateful American
DRAFTED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1943, HE BOARDED THE QUEEN MARY IN NEW YORK CITY WITH 20,000 OTHER SOLDIERS GOING TO EUROPE. SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AS WELL AS ON VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS IN GERMANY.