Uintah Basin Standard | 1964-11-19 | Page 5 | Elwood Royer, War Hero, Dies in Hospital

Elwood war Dies in hospital Elwood Alexander of 2226 W. died 27 at the Veterans Hospital in Royer was awarded the Legion of Merit medal as a leader of warfare in the Philippine Islands during World War He was born July in a son of Harvey arid Mable He was reared and educated in He joined the Air Force in 1932 and was discharged in He was a member of Disabled American He was working as a switchman for the Ogden Union Railway and Depot He came to Ogden 20 years ago and had lived in Roy for the past 11 On 1940 he was married to Doris of Duchesne in They resided in Duchesne for some time before going to Surviving are his and son Rodney E. of his father of one brother and six Paul Martha Pearline Isabel Dorothy Lillian all of Mary Funeral services were conducted 30 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Flowers Mortuary with Bishop Dale Bingham of the Roy Ninth Ward Burial was in Memorial At the time of the death of her Royer received a plaque of recognition in behalf of the heroic service performed by Royer during World War II from President Lyndon B. also extending his sincere sympathy to the hero's