Salvador T. Roig

Major General Salvador T. Roig, (November 9, 1907 - July 6, 1984), was the Superintendent of thePuerto 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 Liutenant 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 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 Veterans Administration 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:
 * Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Legion of Merit
 * National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg National Defense Service Medal
 * KSMRib.svg Korean Service Medal with a silver star device.
 * United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png United Nations Service Medal
 * Army Service Ribbon.svg Army Service Ribbon
 * Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg Army Overseas Service Ribbon
 * Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg Presidential Unit Citation
 * Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation
 * Korean Presidential Unit Citation.png Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
 * The Greek Gold Medal of Bravery
 * Combat Infantry Badge.svg Combat Infantryman Badge