Draft record for George E. Royal who was then living in
Battleboro, NC, which is less than 100 miles south of Hopewell, VA. His birthplace of Dinwiddie county, VA abuts Hopewell.
George enlisted in the Army at Hopewell, VA on 3 February
1941.
Pvt Royal, initially a member of the 1st Battalion, 551st PIR was
transferred from Hq 82nd Airborne Division to Service Company, 508th PIR
on 9 February 1945. |
[courtesy of "Pat"]
Grave
marker for George E. Royal in Dale Memorial Park, Chesterfield
(Chesterfield county), Virginia. His military
decorations include the purple Heart and the Bronze Service arrowhead
device awarded for the Southern France Campaign and Airborne Operations. |