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Personal info

Full name
PETTEWAY, Roy Hiller
Date of birth
8 December 1913
Age
30
Place of birth
Wauchula, Hardee County, Florida
Hometown
Hardee County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34242090
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 15 64

Immediate family

Members
H.H. Petteway (father)
Ola R. Petteway (mother)
Ola M. Petteway (sister)
Raymon R. Petteway (brother)
Lucy Petteway (sister)

More information

Sgt Roy H. Petteway graduated from Wauchula High School where he was a member of the football team. He was a chauffeur in the fruit and vegetable transport business.

He enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 4 March 1942 and had been overseas nearly a year.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.newspapers.com - The Tampa Tribune, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Tampa Tribune, www.findagrave.com