WWII

John Roland Singletary, Jr.

Rate / Rank
Colonel

Birthdate
December 1 1912

Date of Death
April 29 1979

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
1936 -

Conflicts & Campaigns

Sicily Invasion
(Planned Invasion of Sicily while at Iceland)

Significant Duty Stations

Philippines
Iceland, 3rd Infantry Division

Decorations & Citations

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two battle stars and one arrowhead for Sicily Invasion
Occupation Medal (Germany); World War II Victory Medal
Expert Rifle, Pistol and Carbine

Notes

Graduated from Cairo High School. Brother of MSGT David Hayes Singletary US Army. Graduated from US Military Academy, West Point in 1936. Burial; Ewing Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey.