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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Roy Stephen Zuelke

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Honored By

Mr. Jack Gunderson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON USS GUADALCANAL CVE-60 WITH TASK GROUP 22.3 (ANTI-SUBMARINE TASK GROUP) BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC IN WWII. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM FOR CAPTURING THE GERMAN SUBMARINE U-505 OFF THE COAST OF FRENCH WEST AFRICA. THIS WAS THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL BOARDING OF AN ENEMY MAN O' WAR ON THE HIGH SEAS BY THE U.S. NAVY SINCE 1815.