Charles H. Roan
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 21 years 33 days (253 months)Star Sign: Leo
Private First Class Charles Howard Roan (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.
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