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Claude native Charles H. Roan volunteered for World War Two service in the U.S. Marine Corps in December 1942. On active duty in the Pacific, he was killed in battle on Peleliu Island when he threw himself on a Japanese grenade, thereby saving the lives of four fellow Marines. For this heroic action he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The medal was presented to his mother, Armstrong County Treasurer Lillabel Roan, in ceremonies at the courthouse in July 1945. A U.S. Navy destroyer built in 1946 was christened the USS Charles H. Roan DD-853.
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Claude, Texas · United States
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Carson County Square House Museum
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The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
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Palo Duro Canyon
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The Civilian Conservation Corps at Palo Duro Canyon State Park
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First Transcontinental Air Service to Texas Panhandle, Amarillo Municipal Airport
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The Old JA Ranch
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