Ross Lindsey Iams-San Diego, CA
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Don.Morfe
N 32° 41.142 W 117° 14.658
11S E 477097 N 3616470
Haitian Campaign 1915 Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Fort Riviere, Haiti on November 17, 1915. He is buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA in Section P, Site 2930.
Waymark Code: WMXZ6Y
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2018
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He was born on April 5, 1881 in Graysville, PA and died on March 29, 1952 in San Diego, CA. He attained the rank of Major in the U.S. Marine Corps. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: IAMS, ROSS LINDSEY
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, 5th Co
• Accredited to: Pennsylvania
Citation: In company with members of the 5th, 13th, 23d Companies and marine and sailor detachment from the U.S.S. Connecticut, Sgt. Iams participated in the attack on Fort Riviere, Haiti, 17 November 1915. Following a concentrated drive, several different detachments of marines gradually closed in on the old French bastion fort in an effort to cut off all avenues of retreat for the Caco bandits. Approaching a breach in the wall which was the only entrance to the fort, Sgt. Iams unhesitatingly jumped through the breach despite constant fire from the Cacos and engaged the enemy in a desperate hand-to-hand combat until the bastion was captured and Caco resistance neutralized.
Armed Service: Marines
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