Leroy ROARK

 

ROARK Leroy
NUMBER OF SERVICE38510633
AGE19 yo
DATE OF BIRTH3 Février 1925
Wilmot, Comté d'Ashley  ARKANSAS
ETATARKANSAS
FAMILYParents: Christopher Columbus & Willie Lee Reid ROARK
Half Siblings: Robert Radford , Lula , George Lee & Joe Carroll
RANKPrivate
FONCTIONInfantry Man
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTFarmerAR
DATE of ENLISTEMENTJuly 1943
COMPANYCompany A
BATTALION1st Battalion
REGIMENT 115th Infantry Regiment
DIVISION 29th Infantry Division
DATE OF DEATH2 August 1944ROARK Leroy tombe
STATUSDOW
PLACE OF DEATHPercy
CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
M56
DECORATION

Purple Heart

American Campaign Medal

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge

 

Photo FDLM

american campaign medal

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

 

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STORY
ROARK Leroy1

Son of Christopher Columbus ROARK and Willie Lee REED McCAIN, Leroy was born on February 3, 1925 in Wilmot Arkansas, he was incorporated into the army in July 1943. Assigned to the 29th Infantry Division he trained at Camp Walters (Texas) and at Fort Meade (Maryland) before embarking on October 5, 1943 on the Queen Elizabeth bound for Geenock in Scotland, then Tideworth in England.

The 115th Infantry Regiment which is part of the 2nd wave landed at "Omaha Beach" Fox Green sector around 10:30 on June 6, and took the direction of the hamlet of Moulins, then St. Marguerite and St Lo which will be released only the July 18th at night.

The division has lost 7,000 men including 2,000 dead since the D-Day.

The offensive resumes on July 29 and the regiment is heavily engaged in the sector of Percy, object of a vain German counterattack.

Injured in combat on 01/08/44, Leroy is evacuated to a hospital where he will die as a result of his injuries. 

 

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His half-brother Joë C Mc CAIN TC4 at the 746th Tank Battalion killed in action on June 29, 1944 during the capture of Cherbourg is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer.

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29th INFANTRY DIVISION - BLUE AND GRAY

 

Activated/Activé

 Normandy/Normandie

3 Feb 1941  Days of Combat/Jour de Combat  242
   Casualties/Victimes 20 620

Entered Combat/Entré au combat

 
6 Jun1944 D-Day  

Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux

Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord (Feb 41 - Jan 42)
Maj. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow (Feb 42 - Jul 43)
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt (Jul 43 - inactivation)

Campaigns/Campagnes

Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)
Northern France (25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44)
Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)

   

PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP

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DIVISION CHRONICLE


The 29th Infantry Division trained in Scotland and England for the crosschannel invasion, October 1942-June 1944. Teamed with the 1st Division, a regiment of the 29th (116th Infantry) was in the first assault wave to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944. Landing on Omaha Beach on the same day in the face of intense enemy fire, the Division soon secured the bluff tops and occupied Isigny, 9 June. The Division cut across the Elle River and advanced slowly toward St. Lo, fighting bitterly in the Normandy hedge rows. After taking St. Lo, 18 July 1944, the Division joined in the battle for Vire, capturing that strongly held city, 7 August. Turning west, the 29th took part in the assault on Brest, 25 August-18 September 1944. After a short rest, the Division moved to defensive positions along the Teveren-Geilenkirchen line in Germany and maintained those positions through October. (In mid-October the 116th Infantry took part in the fighting at the Aachen Gap.) On 16 November the Division began its drive to the Roer, blasting its way through Siersdorf, Setterich, Durboslar, and Bettendorf, and reaching the Roer by the end of the month. Heavy fighting reduced Julich Sportplatz and the Hasenfeld Gut, 8 December. From 8 December 1944 to 23 February 1945, the Division held defensive positions along the Roer and prepared for the offensive. The attack jumped off across the Roer, 23 February, and carried the Division through Julich, Broich, Immerath, and Titz, to Munchen-Gladbach, 1 March 1945. The Division was out of combat in March. In early April the 116th Infantry helped mop up in the Ruhr area. On 19 April 1945 the Division pushed to the Elbe and held defensive positions until 4 May. Meanwhile, the 175th Infantry cleared the Klotze Forest. After VE-day, the Division was on military government duty in the Bremen enclave.

CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION


La 29th Infantry Division s'entraîna en Ecosse et en Angleterre pour l'invasion crosschannel, d'octobre 1942 à juin 1944. En équipe avec la 1st Division, un régiment du 29th (116th Infantry) se trouvait dans la première vague d'assaut pour frapper les plages de Normandie. Le 6 juin 1944, débarquant à Omaha Beach, le même jour, face à un feu nourri de l'ennemi, la division s'empara bientôt des falaises et occupa Isigny, le 9 juin. La Division traversa la rivière Elle et s'avança lentement vers Saint-Lô, se battant amèrement dans les rangées de haies de Normandie. Après avoir pris St. Lo, le 18 juillet 1944, la division se joignit à la bataille de Vire pour s'emparer de cette ville fortement occupée, le 7 août. Tournant vers l'ouest, le 29 a pris part à l'assaut sur Brest, 25 août-18 septembre 1944. Après un court repos, la division a déménagé à des positions défensives le long de la ligne Teveren-Geilenkirchen en Allemagne et a maintenu ces positions jusqu'en octobre. (À la mi-octobre, le 116e régiment d'infanterie prit part aux combats à Aix-la-Chapelle.) Le 16 novembre, la division commença sa route vers la Roer, traversant Siersdorf, Setterich, Durboslar et Bettendorf, et atteignant la Roer par la fin du mois. Les combats intenses ont réduit Julich Sportplatz et le Hasenfeld Gut, le 8 décembre. Du 8 décembre 1944 au 23 février 1945, la division occupe des positions défensives le long de la Roer et se prépare à l'offensive. L'attaque a sauté à travers le Roer, le 23 février, et a porté la Division par l'intermédiaire de Julich, Broich, Immerath, et Titz, à Munchen-Gladbach, le 1er mars 1945. La Division était hors combat en mars. Au début du mois d'avril, le 116th Infantry a aidé à nettoyer la région de la Ruhr. Le 19 avril 1945, la division pousse vers l'Elbe et occupe des positions défensives jusqu'au 4 mai. Pendant ce temps, le 175th Infantry a dégagé la forêt de Klotze. Après le jour de la victoire, la division était en service militaire dans l'enclave de Brême.
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOArmydivs.squarespace.com

Brother's Leroy

Joë  Carroll  Mc CAIN

 

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER38332410McCAIN Joë Carroll tombe
AGE28  yo
DATE OF BIRTH10 September 1916
Greenville,  Comté de Washington , MISSISSIPPI
STATEMISSISSIPPI
DATE OF DEATH29 June 1944
FAMILYParents: Christopher Columbus & Willie Lee Reid ROARK
Half Siblings: Robert Radford , Lula , George Lee & Leroy
RANKTechnician Fourth Grade
UNIT746th Tank BattalionMcCAIN Joë Carroll
CEMETERY
BlocRangTombe
C2211
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOJean Yves TURQUETIL /  Findagrave.com - joe-carroll-mccain / Findagrave.com leroy-roark / Abmc.gov - ROARK / Abmc.gov - Mc CAIN
PROGRAMMERGarrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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