King, Roger
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Royal Navy.
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Mentioned in Dispatches
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant
- Awarded on:
- March 31st, 1942
"For daring and resolution while serving in H.M. Destroyers, Motor Torpedo Boats, and Motor Gun Boats in daylight attacks at close range and against odds, upon the German Battle-Cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the Cruiser Prinz Eugen."
Published in The London Gazette dated 31st March 1942.
Legion of Merit - Legionnaire (LoM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant
- Awarded on:
- March 20th, 1945
“For distinguished service during the invasion of Normandy."
Published in The London Gazette dated 20th March 1945.
Sources
- - Third Supplement ot The London Gazette of 27th March 1942, Issue 35506, dated 31st March 1942
- Fifth Supplement to The London Gazette of 16th March 1945, Issue 36992, dated 20th March 1945
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