Roll of Honor

Midshipmen entering the gates of Columbia University, circa 1943.


Roger Esty Dounce

  • School: Columbia College
  • Class Year: 1942
  • War: World War II
  • Date of Death: February 21, 1946

Second Lieutenant Roger Esty Dounce, U.S. Army Air Forces, 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, died of wounds on February 21, 1946. He is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines. He received the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Roger Esty Dounce

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