Fry, Roy Harrison

1925 - 1944  (18 years)

• Name	Fry, Roy Harrison
  Birth	29 Sep 1925  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FRY.R003
  _FGRAVE	24075061
  Military Service	World War II, Private, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  	Private with the 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Entered combat on June 27, 1944 and was killed in action on July 27, 1944 in vicinity of Feugeres, France. Buried with military honors at Clay City Cemetery in Clay City, Illinois. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1902635
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (East Side) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		United States Army
  		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (East Side, Right Panel) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"), United States Army
  		83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"), United States Army
  		329th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Feugères, France
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Fry, Roy H. (1925-1944)
  		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
  Death	27 Jul 1944	Feugeres, France   [1, 4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  	Killed in action in the vicinity of Feugeres, France
  		Feugères, France
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Fry, Roy H. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I17312	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Fry, Charles Harrison 'Charlie',   b. 18 Jan 1887   d. 4 Jan 1979 (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Howe, Katie Mable,   b. 19 Aug 1899, Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois d. 1 Jan 1995, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1917  [7]
  Age at Marriage	He was 30 years and 4 months - She was 17 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F6231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4215] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fry, Roy H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24075061/roy-h_-fry), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S4062] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Roy H. Fry, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1902635) (Reliability: 2). [S3492] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fry, Andrew D, 74, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=841&GScid=105163&GRid=24400409&CScn=Clay+City&CScntry=4&CSst=16&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3493] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fry, Herschel T., 84, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083470), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4005] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, PVT Roy H. Fry, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1040617) (Reliability: 2). [S4206] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fry, Katie M. and Charlie H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=18350272&PIpi=5456117), none. (Reliability: 2).