Saturday, October 15, 2016

1LT Roland Arthur Remick

1LT Roland Arthur Remick was born 9 May 1915 in Bristol, New Hampshire. He was the oldest of the 3 children born to Edwin Sherman and Alice Corinne (Bailey) Remick. His father worked as a carpenter. Roland completed high school and went on to attend the University of New Hampshire graduating in 1940.

Roland was working as a salesman when drafted in January 1942. As a college graduate he was an obvious candidate for officer candidate training after which he was commissioned as a 2LT. Serving in various units he was eventually sent to the European theater. On 12 Aug 1944 1LT Remick was transferred from the replacement depot to E Company 116th Infantry to serve as a platoon leader. Roland was killed in action on 15 Oct 1944 in the vicinity of Aachen, Germany.

1LT Remick is buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery. There is a cenotaph memorializing him in the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, New Hampshire.


No comments:

Post a Comment