World War II Honoree

Roy Badeaux

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Grosse Tête, Louisiana

Honored By

Peggy Badeaux

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED ON THE USS GRIDLEY DD-380 IN THE PACIFIC WAR THEATER. HELD THE RANK OF WATER TENDER THIRD CLASS, AND TOOK PART IN NAVAL CAMPAIGNS IN THE GILBERT ISLANDS IN THE FALL OF 1943. WITH TASK FORCE 58, PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS ACTIONS IN 1944 IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, WESTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS, MARIANA ISLANDS (RESCUING DOWNED PILOTS), AND GUAM. JOINING TASK FORCE 38 OF ADMIRAL HALSEY'S FAST CARRIER GROUP OF THE THIRD FLEET IN THE FALL OF 1944, TOOK PART IN NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE LEYTE GULF AREA IN PREPARATION FOR THE INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND WITH THE SEVENTH FLEET PARTICIPATED IN THE LINGAYEN GULF AND LUZON CAMPAIGNS.