Romus Valton "R.V." Burgin
Birth date
August 13, 1922
Death date
August 6, 2019
Place of birth
Jewett, Texas, USA
Profession
Acting
Age
96 years
Biography
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.
