Name:
Roy L. Tolley
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
34725191
Unit:
329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-11
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Tolley Cemetery, Tolley Town, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Plot:
Row:
5
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Roy L. Tolley was born on June 3, 1924. He was the son of Eli Joseph Tolley and Minnie Elizabeth Byrd Tolley.
Roy Tolley entered the armed forces on March 16, 1943. He served in Company K, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. Pfc. Tolley was Killed in Action on August 11, 1944, during the Liberation of Saint-Malo in France. He was buried at Tolley Cemetery, Tolley Town, Carter County, Tennessee, USA, and was awarded the Purple Heart.