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Ross Lindsey Iams

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Rank
  
Major

Awards
  
Medal of Honor


Died
  
March 25, 1952

Name
  
Ross Iams

Unit
  
2nd Marine Regiment

Ross Lindsey Iams Ross Lindsey Iams 1881 1952 Find A Grave Memorial


Born
  
April 5, 1879 Graysville, Pennsylvania (
1879-04-05
)

Place of burial
  
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, California

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Service/branch
  
United States Marine Corps

Years of service
  
1901 - 1932, 1942

Ross Lindsey Iams (April 5, 1879–March 25, 1952) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Haiti on November 17, 1915. Iams served for over 30 years in the Marine Corps, reaching the rank of Major. Major Iams is buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California.

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Medal of Honor citation

Ross Lindey Iams was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. His citation reads:

In company with members of the Fifth, Thirteenth, Twenty-Third Companies and Marine and sailor detachment from the USS Connecticut, Sergeant Iams participated in the attack on Fort Riviere, Haiti, November 17, 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, Sergeant 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.

Service time line

  • January 29, 1901 — enlisted in the Marine Corps
  • various brevets as Marine Gunner, Lieutenant and Captain
  • June 4, 1920 — permanent appointment as Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
  • November 1932 — retirement
  • January 19, 1942 — returned to active duty as Major
  • References

    Ross Lindsey Iams Wikipedia