Orvald Gerald Roan

  Research Notes:

1. Obit - died 18 Aug 1994

- age 85
- veteran of WW II - 5 th Marine Division, South Pacific
- father of James V and his wife of Downey, CA [Los Angeles Co]; Joanne Burns and her husband Dennis Burns of Stanwood, WA, [ 2010 ph book - 32905-68 Ave NW, ph 360-629-2094 ]; Allan "Don" Roan of Everett. WA; grandchildren and step grandfather and father-in-law of Marjoire Warren and her husband, Jim of Everett -- Marjorie's first hushand was Orval C Roan and she remarried in 1974 to Jim Warren and they had two children
- preceded by his son, Orval C Roan in 1972, and more "recently" by his sister, Beatrice Kancianich



2. Book, "The Spearhead", has a number of pages with the history of the 5th Marine Division and the unit, 13th Marine, an artillery unit and was involved in the Battle of Iwo Jima


3. General

- in 1974, 573 R L Polk, Seattle North Suburban and South Snohomish Co Directory
--- Orval Roan, 23515 Hwy 99 E, Sp 3

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Seattle, King Co, Washingon, United States. ³⁰⁹⁸ Orval G Roan as head of household, age 21 born in Canada (English; in a lighter, faded handwriting, "American citizen"), married at age 20 <1929>, works as Metal Finisher in an Electric Plant, rents home, no radio. Wife Laura age 18, married at age 17 <1929>, born in England, emigrated in 1922. Address, 520-14 Ave N

2. Residence 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Haller Lake, King Co, Washington, United States. ³⁰⁹⁹ Orval G Roan, head of household, age 30, born in Canada (Eng), 1 yr of high school, worked 48 hours the last wk of Mar as a Clerk in a Retail Department Store, worked 50 weeks in 1939 earning $1300, rents home. Laura, wife age 28 <1912> born in England, 2 yrs of high school. Orval and Laura lived in the same house in Apr 1935. Children (all born in WA): Orval C age 9, James V age 3 <1937>, Joan B age 2 <1938>. Haller Lake precinct is a suburb of Seattle, about 20 kms north of downtown.

3. Military Service, 1943-1945, 1943-1945, United States. ^{3097,3100,3101} Orval served with the US Marines in World War II and was a Marine with the 5th Marine Division, in the South Pacific. His unit is recorded in the book, The Spearhead: the World War II history of the 5th Marine Division, as a Corporal with unit, the 13th Marines (page 279, image 293) - this was an artillery unit. The 13th Marines were involved in the Battle of Iwo Jima, from 16 Feb to 26 Mar 1945.

According to the BIRLS file, he enlisted on the 17 Nov 1943 and was released on 26 Oct 1945.

Orvald married Laura M Simms on 24 Dec 1929 in King Co, Washington, United States.³⁰⁹⁴ (Laura M Simms was born about 1912 in England ³⁰⁹⁹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Divorced, 1942, Seattle, King Co, Washington, United States. ³¹⁰²

Orvald next married Catherine B Van Court in Nov 1959 in Seattle, King Co, Washington, United States.³⁰⁹⁵ (Catherine B Van Court was born about 1917.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Divorce: Divorce, May 1960, Seattle, King Co, Washington, United States. The Seattle Times 25 May 1960, page 72, col 4 - divorces asked: "Catherine from Orval Roan"