Robert H. McCard

Gunnery Sergeant Robert Howard McCard, was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Saipan in World War II.

Biography

Robert Howard McCard, born at Syracuse, New York, November 25, 1918, enlisted in the Marine Corps December 18, 1939. He was subsequently assigned to Parris Island, South Carolina; Norfolk Navy Yard;, New York Navy Yard; U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I.; and Central Recruiting Division, Chicago, Illinois. Shortly after the United States declared war against Japan in 1941, McCard was assigned to the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois; then the Training Center, Quantico, Virginia; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; and Camp Pendleton, California. McCard served in the field from January 31, 1944, until he was killed in action at Saipan on June 16, 1944.

Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to
for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
/S/ FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Posthumous honors

In 1945, the, a Gearing-class destroyer, was named in his honor.