Roger H. Aldrich Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Roger H. Aldrich

State of Birth:

NH

Home State:

NH

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

62nd Engineer Company

Location of Service:

United States; England; Omaha Beach, Normandy, Saint-Lô, Mount St. Michel, and Paris, France; Belgium; Holland; Germany

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran landed on Omaha Beach two weeks after D-Day. Aldrich is entitled to wear the following: European-African-Middle Eastern (EAME) Campaign Medal with four battle stars, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal. They were never issued due to a fire that destroyed his records.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item]

Contributor:

Roger Aldrich

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/1732

Subjects:

Aldrich, Roger H.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Roger H. Aldrich Collection
(AFC/2001/001/1732), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress