Roy Thomas Travers
MilitaryTravers served with the USAAF in North Africa and Europe, serving in the UK as bombardier in the First Air Division. He was awarded the Air Medal on 23 April 1945, and commissioned a bespoke tailored uniform from Saville Row, London in May 1945.
After the War, Travers studied at St Louis University, and served in executive positions with a number of furniture retailers. He was vice President of Sleep Station mattress company, which he founded with his son c. 1975.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
St Louis Missouri | 7 May 1920 | |
Enlisted |
13 July 1943 | ||
Other Purchased bespoke tailored uniform |
Hawkes & Co, No 1 Saville Row, London | 15 May 1945 | |
Died |
Missouri | 18 November 1985 | |
Buried |
Valhalla Cemetery, Missouri |
Revisions
Registration of Trademark for Sleep Station, Obituary in St Louis Post Dispatch, 20 November 1985
IWM Collection UNI 3858 Uniform worn by R T Travers, Veteran's Affair's Death record, Find a Grave, Air Medal Award Card