WWII
Seaborn Hall Roddenbery
Rate / Rank
Sergeant
Birthdate
May 7 1927
Date of Death
May 10 2007
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
October 16 1942 -
Conflicts & Campaigns
- New Guinea, Philippines
Significant Duty Stations
- Amphibious Training, Camp Carabelle, Florida
Notes
Went ashore with General Douglas MacArthur, Red Beach, Leyte Island, Philippines, October 20, 1944. Was standing within a few feet of the General when he broadcast his radio message to the Philippine natives announcing he had returned and urging their full cooperation in driving out the Japanese aggressors.