Ross Lindsey Iams

Infobox Military Person
name= Ross Lindsey Iams
born= Birth date|1879|4|5
died= Death date and age|1952|3|25|1879|4|5|df=yes
placeofbirth= Graysville, Pennsylvania
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption= Ross L. Iams in his Dress Blue Uniform
allegiance=flag|United States of America
branch=
serviceyears=1901-1932, 1942 World War II
rank= Sergeant and later major
commands=
unit= USS "Connecticut"
battles=
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Ross Lindsey Iams (5 April 1879–25 March 1952) was a United States Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Haiti on 17 November 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.

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 U.S.S. CONNECTICUT, Sergeant 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, 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.

ervice time line

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

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients

References

*cite web
url=http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Iams_RL.htm
accessdate=2007-09-03
title=Major Ross L. Iams, USMC
work=Who's Who in Marine Corps History
publisher=History Division, United States Marine Corps

*cite web
accessdate=
url=http://www.usmc.mil/moh.nsf/0/000003c919889c0385255fa4005ec785?OpenDocument
title=Sgt Ross L. Iams, Medal of Honor, 1915 (citation)

*cite web
url=http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1900_wars/h1_iams_ross.html
title=Medal of Honor citation for Ross Iams
publisher=HomeofHeroes.com
*findagrave|9725 Retrieved on 2007-10-24

External links

*cite web|accessdate=2007-03-22|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/haiti_medal.htm
title=Haiti: US Navy Medal of Honor
publisher=Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy
* [http://www.army.mil/cmh/moh.html U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive]

Persondata
NAME= Iams, Ross Lindsey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH=
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=