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Last Address Poulsbo Washington
Date of Passing Jan 18, 1998
Location of Interment Cherry Grove Memorial Park - POULSBO, Washington
Roy F. Torey, 71, of Poulsbo died Jan. 18, 1998, at his home.
He was born May 5, 1926, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
On Feb. 10, 1960, he married Laura Smith in Poulsbo.
Mr. Torey served in the Armed Forces spending two years in the South Pacific before being seriously wounded. He received the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts, among others. After the war, he was an active member of the Army Reserve, retiring in 1982 with the rank of colonel. Mr. Torey worked at Bangor for Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific as a supervisor in the Missile Handling Division until retiring in 1977.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Larry and Lonnie, both of Port Angeles; one daughter, Roni McKenzie of Silverdale; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Other Comments:
My Grandfather had a Tattoo on his Left Forearm. Him and the members of his platoon all had received this tattoo before Okinawa. It is a Skull with a sword going through the top and a snake wrapped around both if anyone has seen this tattoo or know anyone who might have please contact me. Like I posted him and his platoon all got the same one.
Thank you
Northern Solomons Campaign (1943-44)/Battle of the Treasury Islands (Operation Goodtime)
From Month/Year
October / 1943
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November / 1943
Description The Battle of the Treasury Islands was a Second World War battle that took place between 27 October and 12 November 1943 on the Treasury Islands group; part of the Solomon Islands as part of the Pacific Theatre. The Allied invasion of the Japanese held island group intended to secure Mono and Stirling Islands so that a radar station could be constructed on the former and the latter be used as a staging area for an assault on Bougainville. The attack on the Treasury Islands would serve the long term allied strategy of isolating Bougainville and Rabaul and the elimination of the 24,000 strong garrison in the area.
The invasion, to be conducted primarily by the New Zealand Army, supported by American forces, was codenamed Operation Goodtime. The New Zealand 8th Infantry Brigade Group, assigned to the United States' I Marine Amphibious Corps, launched the invasion of the Treasury Islands at 06:06 hours on 27 October. 3,795 men landed in the assault wave with the remainder of the Allied force landing in four waves during the following 20 days. The operation was the first amphibious assault launched by New Zealand troops since the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915.
On 1 November the flag was raised over the ruins of Falamae, the islands' capital, and civil administration was restored. Eleven days later the islands were declared clear of Japanese forces; although Japanese holdouts were sighted in the jungles into January 1944.
