More information:  
https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Information-for-Units/Medal-of-Honor-Recipients-By-Unit/Sgt-Ross-Lindsey-Iams/.

Major Ross L. Iams (Haitian Campaign, 1915) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftrosecrans.asp. He received the Medal of Honor while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, 5th Company, for actions during the attack on Fort Riviere, Republic of Haiti, November 17, 1915.  Ross Lindsey Iams was born 5 April 1879, in Graysville, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on 29 January 1901, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was serving in Haiti as a sergeant when he took part in the action which earned him the Medal of Honor in November 1915.

Later, after various temporary appointments as Marine Gunner, first and second lieutenant, and captain, he was permanently commissioned a captain, 4 June 1920.

His foreign service record included eleven months in France in 1918-19, as well as assignments in Haiti, Mexico, China, the Philippines and Nicaragua. Iams died in 1952.
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2806.

*The preceding content is not intended as a comprehensive biography, but it highlights their significance as a result of military or civilian distinction, lasting achievements, or association with impactful national events. 


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