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- Romus_Burgin abstract "Romus Valton Burgin (born August 13, 1922) is a U.S. Marine and American author.Burgin was born to Joseph Harmon Burgin and Beulah May (née Perry) Burgin in Jewett, Texas. During World War II he joined the United States Marine Corps on November 13, 1942 and was assigned to the 9th Replacement Battalion. He soon became a mortar-man in K-Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (K-3-5), and fought in the Pacific War at Cape Gloucester, then alongside his friend, Eugene Sledge, on Peleliu, and Okinawa. Burgin was promoted to the rank of sergeant upon reaching Okinawa.Burgin is the author of the memoir Islands of the Damned (with William Marvel). He was awarded a Bronze Star for his actions in the Battle of Okinawa on 2 May 1945, when he destroyed a Japanese Machine Gun emplacement that had his company pinned down. He also was going to be awarded a Silver Star by Captain Haldane (Ack-Ack) for taking out a pillbox on Peleliu, but Haldane was killed by sniper fire before he could submit it. Burgin was wounded on 20 May and received a Purple Heart. He returned to his company after spending 20 days in a field hospital and remained with them for the duration of the battle.While in Melbourne he met and then later married an Australian girl named Florence Risely in Dallas on January 29, 1947. After the war he went to work for the United States Post Office. Burgin and his wife had four daughters. As of 2010 he lives in Lancaster, Texas.Burgin's younger brother Joseph Delton ("Joe" or "J.D.") (March 24, 1926 – February 17, 1945) joined the United States Army, changing his year of birth from 1926 to 1925, and was sent to Europe, as a member of Company "C", 274th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division ("Trailblazers"). Joseph died in Alsace-Lorraine on February 17, 1945 when he was killed by artillery fire near the river Saar and the town of Forbach, as they moved east toward Saarbrücken on the other side of the river, as part of a push against the Siegfried Line. He is buried at the Sardis Cemetery next to his parents.Romus is portrayed in the HBO miniseries The Pacific by Martin McCann. Burgin himself appears in documentary footage during the miniseries.".
- Romus_Burgin alias "Burgin, R. V.".
- Romus_Burgin battle Battle_of_Cape_Gloucester.
- Romus_Burgin battle Battle_of_Okinawa.
- Romus_Burgin battle Battle_of_Peleliu.
- Romus_Burgin battle World_War_II.
- Romus_Burgin birthDate "1922-08-13".
- Romus_Burgin birthYear "1922".
- Romus_Burgin militaryBranch United_States_Marine_Corps.
- Romus_Burgin militaryUnit 1st_Marine_Division_(United_States).
- Romus_Burgin militaryUnit 3rd_Battalion_5th_Marines.
- Romus_Burgin militaryUnit 5th_Marine_Regiment_(United_States).
- Romus_Burgin serviceEndYear "1945".
- Romus_Burgin serviceStartYear "1942".
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- Romus_Burgin wikiPageWikiLink Peleliu.
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- Romus_Burgin wikiPageWikiLinkText "Corporal R.V. Burgin".
- Romus_Burgin wikiPageWikiLinkText "R. V. Burgin".
- Romus_Burgin wikiPageWikiLinkText "R.V Burgin".
- Romus_Burgin wikiPageWikiLinkText "R.V. Burgin".
- Romus_Burgin wikiPageWikiLinkText "Romus Burgin".
- Romus_Burgin alternativeNames "Burgin, R. V.".
- Romus_Burgin battles "*Battle of Cape Gloucester".
- Romus_Burgin battles "*Battle of Okinawa".
- Romus_Burgin battles "*Battle of Peleliu".
- Romus_Burgin battles "World War II".
- Romus_Burgin birthDate "1922-08-13".
- Romus_Burgin birthPlace Jewett,_Texas.
- Romus_Burgin birthPlace United_States.
- Romus_Burgin branch "20".
- Romus_Burgin caption "Burgin in 2010".
- Romus_Burgin dateOfBirth "1922-08-13".
- Romus_Burgin hasPhotoCollection Romus_Burgin.
- Romus_Burgin name "Burgin, Romus".
- Romus_Burgin name "Romus Valton Burgin".
- Romus_Burgin occupation Author.
- Romus_Burgin occupation Veteran.
- Romus_Burgin occupation World_War_II.
- Romus_Burgin placeOfBirth "Jewett, Texas, United States".
- Romus_Burgin rank "25".
- Romus_Burgin serviceyears "1942".
- Romus_Burgin shortDescription "United States Marine".
- Romus_Burgin unit "K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division".
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