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Roscoe Fry
- Pvt Missouri 4092 Inf 103 Inf Div WW II". Butcher doc 0077-0001
OBITUARY: Pfc. Roscoe Fry Killed In Action Pfc. Roscoe W. Fry, age 22, was killed in France Jan 25,
according to a telegram received by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fry of near Spickard.
Pfc. Fry entered the armed service June 3, 1943 and had been overseas four months. He received training in
anti-aircraft warfare but was later transferred to the infantry. He received the Purple Heart for wounds received in
November, 1943. He was born near Topsy, Mo. and moved with his parents to a farm near Spickard in 1943.
He attended school at Topsy and Princeton. He is survived by his parents and the following brothers
and sisters: Alvin Fry, Hubbard, Ia.; Sgt Junior H. Fry in the
European war zone; Mrs. Estel Kinder, Mill Grove;
- Mrs Grace Lea Petty, Waverly, Mo.; Mrs Eveleen Alexander, Spickard;
Mrs Mary Jane Hickman, Kansas City;
- Orville Dale and Alice Sue of the home. Sgt. Junior H. Fry, another son, is with the Fifth Div. of the
Tenth Tank
- Bat. in Luxumburg. Sgt. Junior H. Fry was awarded the Purple Heart for severe wounds received in action last
- August. (Excerpts from an additional obituary) "Roscoe was given a burial
service and his body placed in a
- cemetery in France, according to a letter fro m a chaplain to his parents which gave details of
the burial. A letter
- from his commanding officer stated he was one of the key fighting men of his organization . He was born
- Aug. 3, 1922,...He served as a sharp shooter..., also surviving is
his grandmother, Mrs. Martha Coon." from
- Mildred Crutcher scrapbook date d Jan 25, 1945; Everitt document 0066-0001.
DEATH: Roscoe W. Fry, who was killed in action in Germany
last January, has been awarded the Silver Star posthumously.
The citation reads: "For gallantry in action during the night of
January 25, 1945 in the vicinity of . . Private Fry,
- member of an outpost squad, was guarding a foot bridge in front of the
main line of resistance when attacked
- by a superior enemy force. While his squad withdrew to safety, Private Fry remained
to hold back the hostile
- force. Although wounded by a grenade, he continued to hold off the enemy with his weapon until it
jammed.
- Resorting to hand grenades he valently held his position until struck by enemy fire, falling mortally wounded.
His actions reflected the highest traditions of military service.
Mildred Crutcher Scrapbook August 16, 1945
- V2P28; Everitt doc 0066-0001.
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