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Submitted: 6/26/19 • Approved: 6/26/19 • Last Updated: 6/29/19 • R269473-G0-S3
ROY F SCHROEDER
SOUTH DAKOTA
PFC 382 INFANTRY REGT
WORLD WAR II
MARCH 26 1926 DEC 4 1966
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Roy Frederick Schroeder
He was inducted in the Army on September 30, 1944 at Fort Snelling, MN. Had his basic training at Camp Hood, TX. When this was completed, he was directly sent over to Okinawa, where he served with the 382nd Infantry Regiment. He was wounded on Okinawa and was flown to the United States and entered the Letterman General Hospital there in California, while awaiting transfer to Camp Carson, Colorado for treatment. He was discharged at Camp Carson, Colorado with a honorable discharge, on October 24, 1954 with APT Ribbon with 1 bronze star combat infantry badge and a purple heart.
Contributed on 6/26/19
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