Salvador T. Roig

Salvador T. Roig
Born (1907-11-09)November 9, 1907
Yauco, Puerto Rico
Died July 6, 1984(1984-07-06)
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Allegiance United States United States of America
Service/branch

 United States Army

 United States Army Reserve

Army National Guard
Rank
Major General
Unit 65th Infantry Regiment
Commands held Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard
Battles/wars Korean War
Awards Legion of Merit
Other work Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department

Major General Salvador T. Roig, (November 9, 1907 - July 6, 1984), was the Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department under the Government of Luis Muñoz Marín, and Adjutant General of the National Guard under the Government of Roberto Sánchez Vilella

Early years

Roig was born in Yauco, Puerto Rico to Juan Roig and Angela Marrietti. He married Lady Aida Mejia Mattei, fathering three children.

Education and military career

He earned a Bachelor's degree in agricultural sciences in the College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (CAAM) of Mayagüez. Their continuous training in the field of military and police trained him to get the highest achievements in his professional life. He attended Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) where he commissioned as 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He graduated from the Academy national of the negotiated Federal Research in Washington DC. Served with the 65th Infantry Regiment in the Korean War In 1946 he was honorably discharged from army active duty and went on to the U.S. Army Reserve until 1952.

He devoted himself to public service, was appointed Chief of police of Puerto Rico in 1963, and he was subsequently appointed to the position of Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard. Among his accomplishments as a public servant stands have occupied the positions of Chief of Police of Puerto Rico, Military Assistant and Chief of Protocol of La Fortaleza (The Fortress) under the Government of Jesús T. Piñero. He was also exalted in the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame for his exploits in the sport of archery target.

Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police

Roig was named Superintendent Puerto Rico Police Department under the Government of Luis Muñoz Marín, and Adjutant General of the National Guard under the Government of Roberto Sánchez Vilella.

Legacy

Roig died on July 6, 1984, at the San Juan VA Medical Center in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rico Police Department Station in Yauco, Puerto Rico was posthumously named after former Puerto Rico Police Superintendent, Salvador T. Roig.

Military awards and decorations

Among Roig's decorations are the following:

Foreign decoration

Badges:

See also

References

http://www.borinqueneers.com/node/356

http://www.lexjuris.com/lexlex/Leyes2011/lexl2011152.htm

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