Roger
C. Terry (1921-2009) was a U. S. Army Air Forces officer in World War II. In
his short military career, Terry compiled a record most people would classify
as miserable: he was court-martialed for shoving a superior officer, convicted,
fined, reduced in rank, and kicked out of the service with a dishonorable
discharge. But Roger Terry was proud of what he accomplished in his short military career for
the rest of his life.
Roger C. "Bill" Terry (center) at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, December 1944 Source: National Archives |
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