Roger Glenn True (1926 - 1945)

Born 4 Feb 1926 in Crowell, Foard, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Jul 1945 at age 19 in Philippine Sea

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Biography

Radioman 2nd Class Roger True served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 12 Dec 1942
Unit(s): USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Service ended: 30 Jul 1945

Radioman 2nd Class Roger True was Killed in Action during World War II.

Roger True was awarded the Purple Heart.

Roger was born in 1926. He was the son of Samuel Edgar True and Velma Roe.^[1][2]

Roger enlisted in the navy on 12 Dec 1942, he was stationed on the USS Indianapolis on 1 Sep 1943 and served as Radioman 2nd Class. In July 1945 the USS Indianapolis was sent on a secret mission to deliver the components of the Little Boy atomic bomb to Tinian Island without an escort, on the return trip, still without escort, it was attacked by a Japanese submarine. The USS Indianapolis sank in 12 minutes on 30 Jul 1945 with some 300 of the 1,195 crewmen aboard going down with the ship. With few lifeboats and many without life jackets, only 316 of the nearly 900 men set adrift survived the 4 days in shark infested water before rescue. Roger was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. The crew of the USS Indianapolis was later awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.^[3][4][5][6]

Roger is honored at two memorials: USS Indianapolis National Memorial, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana and Fort William Mckinley, Manila, Philippines.^[7][8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXML-G5F : 1 March 2021), Roger Glenn True, 04 Feb 1926; citing Crowell, Foard, Texas
2. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDG3-V23 : 1 January 2015), Roger Glenn True, 04 Feb 1926; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997,"
3. ↑ U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/145892:4283?tid=&pid=&queryId=a56b6e2f31771a9c2542c535176bd746&_phsrc=EzO9373&_phstart=successSource
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/324705:1102?tid=&pid=&queryId=a56b6e2f31771a9c2542c535176bd746&_phsrc=EzO9374&_phstart=successSource
5. ↑ U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable) https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5247:62207?tid=&pid=&queryId=a56b6e2f31771a9c2542c535176bd746&_phsrc=EzO9376&_phstart=successSource
6. ↑ U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/21969234:1143?tid=&pid=&queryId=6b047b97e71b043159173edd96d77ddb&_phsrc=YFI30&_phstart=successSource
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194107650/roger-glenn-true: accessed 16 January 2023), memorial page for Roger Glenn True (4 Feb 1926–30 Jul 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 194107650, citing U.S.S. Indianapolis National Memorial, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Laura J. Stewart (contributor 47412616).
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56780579/roger-glenn-true: accessed 16 January 2023), memorial page for S2 Roger Glenn “Bobby” True (4 Feb 1926–30 Jul 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56780579, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by IrishEyes (contributor 47644540).
9. ↑ World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/74054:1122?tid=&pid=&queryId=a56b6e2f31771a9c2542c535176bd746&_phsrc=EzO9371&_phstart=successSource

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H6CR-NN2 : accessed 17 January 2023), Roger G True in household of Edgar E True, Littlefield, Lamb, Texas
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K73H-JSP : 8 January 2021), Roger True in household of Samuel E True, Connelsville, Adair, Missouri
• "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXY-98TJ : 3 March 2020), Roger Glenn True, 04 Feb 1944