Richard Leon Roark
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 522985
November 13, 1925
in Berryville, AR
Oney Burr Roark (d. 1937)
Almeda May (Fanning) Roark
Sutter Union High School (1943)
Recent graduate
November 1, 1943
at San Francisco, CA
February 21, 1944
from Fourth Signal Company
March 7, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
March 7, 1945
Killed in action
General Delivery, Sutter, CA – address of mother, Mrs. Almeda Roark
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Fifth Recruit Battalion; outposted to Fourth Signal Company, Fourth Marine Division on 15 January 1944. Joined Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui, Hawaii, on 21 February 1944.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 17, 1944 – wounded in action (shrapnel, right arm); evacuated to USS Solace for treatment.
Did not participate in Tinian campaign due to wounds. Transported to US Fleet Hospital #108, Guadalcanal, for treatment. Admitted 26 June 1944; discharged to 16th Field Depot on 4 July 1944. Rejoined Charlie Company, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 15 August 1944.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
March 7, 1945 – killed in action; cause and circumstances unknown
March 11, 1945 – buried in Plot 1, Row 33, Grave 1626, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
– with Gold Star
Campaign
Saipan (June 17, 1944)
Iwo Jima (March 7, 1945)
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