Roger P. Derringer
NAME: Roger P. Derringer
ASN: 35281777
PLACE OF BIRTH:
DATE OF BIRTH: 1917?
DATES OF SERVICE: 09 Jan 1942 - ?
UNIT ASSIGNED: F Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
F Company, 2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment
C Company, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
CAMPAIGNS: Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Southern France
AWARDS (WWII): Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with four combat jump stars, EAME Campaign Medal with five bronze star devices, World War II Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
09 Jan 1942 - Enlisted at Camp Perry Lacarne, OH - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 35281777 | 35281777 |
| NAME | DERRINGER#ROGER#P####### | DERRINGER#ROGER#P####### |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 53 | OHIO |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 039 | DEFIANCE |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 5316 | CP PERRY LACARNE OHIO |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 09 | 09 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 01 | 01 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 42 | 42 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 53 | OHIO |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 17 | 17 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 4 | 4 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 702 | Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c. |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0918 | 0918 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 3.340 | 3.340 |
08 Nov 1942 - Pfc. Roger P. Derringer 35281777 F Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR Defiance,OH Participated in Operation VILLIAN 8-Nov-42, Plane: 2 Seat: 3 Combat Weight: 239
10 Apr 1944 - Pfc. Roger P. Derringer 35281777 C CO 509th PIB 10-Apr-44 GO 5 Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
15 Aug 1944 - T/4 Roger Derringer 1st PLT, C CO 509th PIB participated in Operation ANVIL-DRAGOON in Southern France
page 50, 51, 52, 53, 56 in the book First Airborne Task Force by Michel De Trez
05 Jan 1989 - Passed away
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