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Contact Info
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
Western Pacific Campaign (1944-45)/Battle of Peleliu
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
November / 1944
Description The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, was fought between the United States and the Empire of Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II, from September–November 1944 on the island of Peleliu, present-day Palau. U.S. Marines of the First Marine Division and later soldiers of the U.S. Army's 81st Infantry Division, fought to capture an airstrip on the small coral island. US Army 81ST Infantry Division; 11,000 Men, 2,336 KIA, 8,450 Wounded. This battle was part of a larger offensive campaign known as Operation Forager which ran from June–November 1944 in the Pacific Theater of Operations.
Major General William Rupertus, USMC—commander of 1st Marine Division—predicted the island would be secured within four days. However, due to Japan's well-crafted fortifications and stiff resistance, the battle lasted over two months. In the United States, it was a controversial battle because of the island's questionable strategic value and the high casualty rate, which exceeded all other amphibious operations during the Pacific War. The National Museum of the Marine Corps called it "the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines".
