Family Group Sheet
NameCurtis Ray Royse, 4C2R
Birth4 Jan 1918, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Mar 1945, Crossing of the Rhine River, Germany
BurialCaudill-Porter Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJohn Mason Royse (1872-1930)
MotherFrances “Fannie” Robison (1878-1929)
Notes for Curtis Ray Royse
The Kentucky birth index lists Curtis R. Roise, born 5 Jan 1918 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Fancy Robson.
U.S. WW II Army Enlistments database records Curtis R. Royse, born 1918 in Ky, residence Rowan Co., Ky, enlisted 12 Aug 1941 in Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky, height 69 inches, weight 135 lbs, occupation sawmill worker, grammar school education, single, no dependents.
Curtis was killed in action at the beginning of “Operation Plunder”, the assault on the Rhine River entering Germany at the end of WW II.
His gravestone as transcribed by the Rowan County Historical Society says Curtis R. Royse, Jan 5, 1918 - Mar 24, 1945, Ky Pvt 357 Inf WW II.
U.S. WW II Army Enlistments database records Curtis R. Royse, born 1918 in Ky, residence Rowan Co., Ky, enlisted 12 Aug 1941 in Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky, height 69 inches, weight 135 lbs, occupation sawmill worker, grammar school education, single, no dependents.
Curtis was killed in action at the beginning of “Operation Plunder”, the assault on the Rhine River entering Germany at the end of WW II.
His gravestone as transcribed by the Rowan County Historical Society says Curtis R. Royse, Jan 5, 1918 - Mar 24, 1945, Ky Pvt 357 Inf WW II.
