Hero Square Dedication Roddy Brothers

Please join us for a Hero Square Dedication for the Roddy brothers on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., at the intersection of Stratford Street and Kenneth Street in West Roxbury. 

Thomas Roddy was born on April 12, 1917, and raised in Boston. He graduated from Dearborn Grammar and Boston Latin School In 1935. He also attended Boston College before he joined the Navy in 1940. Thomas loved to sing Irish ballads and a yearly shamrock from Ireland. On November 13, 1942, Lieutenant Roddy was killed aboard the U.S.S. Juneau when the Japanese fired a torpedo at the Atlanta-class light cruiser during World War II. Thomas Roddy was the recipient of a Purple Heart and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.

William Roddy was born on August 6, 1923, and raised in Boston. On May 30, 1945, Seaman 2nd Class Roddy was killed while aboard the U.S.S Barr, which was struck by a torpedo from a German submarine. William was a recipient of a Purple Heart and the European- African- Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Captain. William and Thomas were survived by his parents Luke and Mary Ellen Roddy and there siblings and relatives who currently reside in West Roxbury.