Roy Freddrick Aarons Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Roy Freddrick Aarons

State of Birth:

MI

Home State:

IL

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1944-1946

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

3rd Marine Division; 5th Marine Division; 1st Marine Division; Marine Corps Reserve

Location of Service

Camp Pendleton, California; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Iwo Jima; South Pacific; Japan; China; Philippines; Guam

Battles/Campaigns

Iwo Jima

Highest Rank

Corporal

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1949.

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1950-1951

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Location of Service

Korea

Highest Rank

Corporal

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: CD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Anastasia Sokyoko

Interviewer:

Christina Robinson

Interviewer:

Katie Marsh

Contributor:

Vicki DeWitt

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Illinois WWII Memorial Board Classroom Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/85998

Subjects:

Aarons, Roy Freddrick

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Roy Freddrick Aarons Collection
(AFC/2001/001/85998), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress