World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy D. Alderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. RECEIVED TRAINING IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT BUCKLEY FIELD AT AURORA, COLORADO; SALT LAKE CITY ARMY AIR BASE, UTAH; AND DALHART ARMY AIR FIELD, TEXAS. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WITH THE 20TH AIR FORCE DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS, INCLUDING AT GUAM. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF CORPORAL AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.