News: Loyal - American Legion Honors Daniel Roe (Apr 2018)
Transcriber:
stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Roe
Source: Tribune/Record/Gleaner (Abbotsford, WI) 25 Apr 2018
Loyal American Legion is honoring Daniel Roe this week. Daniel was born in 1948
and grew up in Spencer, Ohio. He graduated in 1966 from Black River Ohio High
School. In 1966, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. (At that time
the recruiters encouraged men to enlist advising them if they enlisted they
could choose what jobs they wanted. It wasn’t until the men enlisted that they
were told they would be tested and if they failed, they would be sent to the
infantry division).
Daniel was sent to Parris Island, South Carolina for a 13-week boot camp. After
that, he was sent to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina for infantry training for two
months. When asked, Daniel said that ALL MARINES get infantry trained. Daniel
did pass that test and was then sent to Memphis, Tennessee for Naval Air Station
training for three months, but before going had married his now wife, Patsy. He
was trained how to be a jet engine mechanic. After Daniel’s training he was
stationed at Cherry Point Marine Base, North Carolina. It was there that Daniel
worked on C 130 air crafts. These air crafts were used to ship supplies and
other large items all over the eastern part of the world. Daniel was stationed
here for three years. After his three years, he left the Marines and went back
to Toledo, Ohio and worked for Chrysler. In 1986, the family moved to Madison,
WI and Daniel worked for Oscar Mayer. Daniel retired in 2010. In 2012, he and
his wife, Patsy, who is the Loyal Methodist Pastor, moved to Loyal. They have
two children, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Daniel has been an
active member of the Loyal American Legion for six years. He is a member of the
Legion Honor Guard, the Legion Chaplain, and he also is the administrator of the
Legion website.
The Loyal American Legion and Auxiliary are always looking for new members to
help our local veterans and our Loyal community. To be eligible to join the
Legion you must have served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast
Guard at these times:
April 6, 1917-Nov. 11, 1918; Dec. 7, 1941-Dec. 31, 1946; June 25, 1950-Jan. 31,
1955; Dec. 22, 1961-May 7, 1975; Aug. 24, 1982-July 31, 1984; Dec. 20, 1989-Jan.
31, 1990; Aug. 2, 1990-Cessation of hostilities as determined by the U.S.
Government.
To be an Auxiliary member your husband, father, grandfather, son, or brother
that has or is still serving the above dates would qualify you as a member.
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