词条 | Charles H. Roan |
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|name= Charles Howard Roan |birth_date= {{Birth date|1923|8|16}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1944|9|18|1923|8|16}} |birth_place= Claude, Texas |death_place= KIA on Peleliu |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= Charles Howard Roan.jpg |alt=Portrait |medal = Moh right.gif |medal_alt= A light blue neck ribbon with a gold star shaped medallion hanging from it. The ribbon is similar in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in the center of the ribbon. |caption=Private First Class Charles Howard Roan, United States Marine Corps, World War II Medal of Honor recipient |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America |branch= United States Marine Corps |serviceyears= 1942-1944 |rank= Private First Class |commands= |unit= 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines |battles= World War II New Guinea Cape Gloucester Battle of Peleliu |awards= Medal of Honor Purple Heart |laterwork= }} Private First Class Charles Howard Roan USMCR (August 16, 1923 – September 18, 1944) was a United States Marine who sacrificed his life to save those of four fellow Marines in the landing on Peleliu during World War II. For his heroism, he posthumously received his nation's highest military honor — the Medal of Honor. On July 21, 1945, in a simple presentation ceremony on the Armstrong County Courthouse lawn, Mrs. Lillabel Roan, of Claude, Texas, accepted the Medal of Honor posthumously awarded her son, Pfc. Charles Howard Roan, USMCR. BiographyEarly yearsCharles Howard Roan was born August 16, 1923, in Claude. Until he performed his act of sacrifice, his life had been that of any small town American boy. Charles attended the local high school and worked in a local garage. Marine Corps serviceThe youth enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in December 1942. A rifleman in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, he was already a veteran of bitter fighting when he threw himself upon a Japanese hand grenade in the Peleliu landing, saving four Marines in his unit at the cost of his own life on September 18, 1944. Prior to his death, he had been in two previous battles — New Guinea and Cape Gloucester — and had seen 15 months of overseas duty. In addition to the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart, he also held the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three battle stars. Memorial services for PFC Roan took place in the Methodist Church in Claude on April 8, 1945. Medal of Honor citationFor his actions at Peleliu in 1944 the Medal of Honor was awarded to Roan with the following citation: The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to PRIVATE FIRST CLASS CHARLES H. ROAN UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
/S/ HARRY S. TRUMAN NamesakesThe United States Navy destroyer, the {{USS|Charles H. Roan|DD-853}} was named in his honor. The Texas State Veterans Home in Amarillo, opened in 2007, bears the name of Charles H. Roan. PFC Roan's name is inscribed on the Wall of the Missing at the American Battlefield Monuments Commission Cemetery outside the city of Manila, Philippines. A memorial marker in honor of Roan is located in the Claude Cemetery, Armstrong County, Texas See also{{Portal|Biography|World War II|United States Marine Corps}}
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