Arnold, Roy C., PFC

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Private First Class

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
650-Telephone Switchboard Operator

Last MOS Group
Signal Corps (Enlisted)

Primary Unit
1941-1945, 650, HHC, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry

Service Years
1941 - 1945

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Personal Details

Home State

West Virginia

Year of Birth
1922

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Home Town Benbush	Last Address Not Specified

Date of Passing Aug 27, 2001
Location of Interment Not Specified	Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified

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Last Known Activity
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ROY C. ARNOLD WAS EMPLOYED AS A LOG SCALER BEFORE ENLISTING ON 6 JUNE 1941. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO COMPANY "E" 2ND BN, 19TH INF REGT, 24TH INF DIVISION IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE FROM 9 AUGUST 1941 TO 11 MARCH 1945 AS A SWITCH BOARD OPERATOR. ON 14 JUNE 1945 PFC ARNOLD WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT FORT DIX, NJ. ON 27 AUGUST 2001 ROY ARNOLD PASSED AWAY AND WAS LAID TO REST AT THE CLOSE MOUNTAIN CEMETERY NEAR THOMAS WEST VIRGINIA.

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WWII - Asiatic-Pacific Theater/New Guinea Campaign (1943-44)
From Month/Year January / 1943	To Month/Year December / 1944
Description (New Guinea Campaign 24 January 1943 to 31 December 1944) After the loss of Buna and Gona in New Guinea, the Japanese fell back on their stronghold at Lae. Their attempt to reinforce Lae by sea in March 1943 met with disaster when American and Australian planes sank most of the convoy in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Salamaua and Lae then became the objectives for an Allied advance along the northern coast of New Guinea. Fifth Air Force bombers attacked airfields at Wewak, 300 miles west of Lae, to neutralize them. The Allies dropped paratroops at Nadzab, just beyond Lae. Enemy resistance at Salamaua broke on 14 September 1943; Lae fell two days later. In the months that followed, MacArthur’s forces pushed westward, capturing some Japanese strongholds and bypassing others. After taking Hollandia in April 1944, the Allies attacked islands off the northern coast of New Guinea, taking Wakde and Biak in May, Owi in June, and Noemfoor in July. Sansapor on New Guinea also was gained in July. Aerial attacks on the Philippines began in August, and Morotai was seized in October to provide air bases for the invasion of the Philippines. Allied planes also bombed the oil center at Balikpapan and other targets in Borneo and Celebes.

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year January / 1943	To Month/Year December / 1944

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

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