
Acting
Romus Valton "R.V." Burgin
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Born
13 August 1922
Died
6 August 2019 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Jewett, Texas, USA
Romus Valton "R.V." Burgin (August 13, 1922 – April 6, 2019) was a United States Marine and American author. As a young man, he served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Burgin was the author of the memoir Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific (with William Marvel). Burgin is portrayed in the HBO miniseries The Pacific by Martin McCann. Burgin himself appears in documentary footage during the miniseries.


