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The
GI Film Festival is pleased to announce that Major General
James Roberts and his wife, Priscilla, have joined the
festival’s Military Advisory Committee.
A
veteran of World War II, General Roberts served as a glider
infantry officer until he was appointed as Aide de Camp to
Major General Leonard Gerow, Commander of the V Corps of
First U.S. Army. He
landed on
Omaha
Beach
, June 6, 1944 during the invasion of
Normandy. He
participated in the next five campaigns, including the
Battle
of the Bulge.
Throughout
his extensive military career, General Roberts has received
many awards and honors including the Distinguished Service
Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with cluster,
French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, Czechoslovakian
Military Cross of 1939, and the Bronze Arrowhead for the
D-Day Normandy Invasion on Omaha Beach, (June 6, 1944). In
1984 he was awarded the Navy Distinguished Public Service
Medal, The Air Force Exceptional Service Medal and the Coast
Guard Distinguished Public Service Medal.
General
Roberts, former Chief of Army Reserves, and Executive
Director of the Reserve Officers Association, has held
numerous leadership positions in military offices through
federal appointments, and cultural and civic offices through
elections held in patriotic and lineal societies.
For
six years, General Roberts has been the Co- Host with his
wife, Priscilla, on their radio programs, “Generally
Speaking” through Liberty Radio and “Front and Center”
and “The Greatest Generation” on Radio
America
. These
broadcasts were heard across
America
and Armed Forces Radio. As
such they interviewed dozens of guests; authors,
politicians, scientists, and most of all, World War II
Veterans.
For
more information on General and Mrs. Roberts, please visit: www.d-daywarrior.com.
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