Ross Lindsey Iams

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Ross Lindsey Iams
April 5, 1879(1879-04-05) – 25 March 1952 (aged 72)
Ross L. Iams in his Dress Blue Uniform
Place of birth	Graysville, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1901-1932, 1942 World War II
Rank	Sergeant and later major
Unit	USS Connecticut
Awards	Medal of Honor

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.

1 Medal of Honor citation
2 Service time line
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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.