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Romus Valton "R.V." Burgin (August 13, 1922 – April 6, 2019) [1] was a United States Marine and American author. As a young man, he served in the Pacific Theater during World War II . Burgin was the author of the memoir Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific (with William Marvel).
Mar 14, 2007 · The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R.V. Burgin. Burgin was born in Marquez, Texas 13 August 1922 and joined the Marine Corps in March 1941. Completing boot camp, he went to Camp Elliott, California for training with 60mm mortars. He boarded the USS Mount Vernon (AP-22) and went to Melbourne, Australia. Upon arrival, he was assigned to K Company, 3rd ...
Romus Valton “RV” Burgin joined the Marine Corps in November 1942, and would see heavy combat in the Pacific Theater of World War II, mostly notably at the B...
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Romus Burgin was born in Jewett, Texas and stayed there until he graduated high school in 1941. He joined the Marine Corps on 13 November 1942 after deciding that the Marines were the most disciplined and well trained men in the service.
Apr 6, 2019 · Burgin then became a fixture at veterans events and was one of seven grand marshals in the 2015 Dallas Veterans Day Parade. [16] Burgin died on April 6, 2019, at the age of 96 in Lancaster, Texas, and is buried next to his wife at Rawlins Cemetery. [17] Burgin, R.V.; Marvel, William "Bill" (2010). Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the ...
Mar 11, 2010 · R.V. Burgin is an 87-year-old veteran of World War II. For nearly four decades, he found it too painful to talk about his experiences. This weekend, his story is one of those shared in the HBO ...
With Japan on the strategic defensive and her combat power waning, another fleet moving against the island nation also felt the wrath of Mother Nature. Marine Killed on Guadalcanal Laid to Rest in New Orleans. The remains of Private Randolph Ray Edwards were identified and accounted for more than 80 years after his death.
