RAIDERS Teague, Wauss Robert

John Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Teague
  • FORENAME
Wauss Robert
  • UNIT
4 Raider Bn (Company Q)
  • RANK
Sergeant
  • NUMBER
323703
  • AWARD
Distinguished Service Cross
  • PLACE
New Georgia 1943
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 11.04.1922, Childress, Texas, USA
father James Robert Teague (1894-1961)
mother Mary Tommie (nee Stanton) (1899-1986)
24.12.1942 married wife Fay Scott Teague
son John Robert Teague
enlisted 14.10.1941, Salt Lake City
died 03.08.1944 (Aged 22) Naval Hospital, Mare Island Navy Yard. (cause of death Automobile accident. He was en route home on furlough)
buried Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
 

CITATION:

Distinguished Service Cross : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Sergeant Wauss R. Teague (MCSN: 323703), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy as a member of Company Q, FOURTH Marine Raider Battalion, in action at Vuru Village, Wickham Anchorage, Vangunu, Solomon Islands on 30 June 1943. While holding a key position on the west bank of the Kearuka River, Sergeant Wauss R. Teague was credited with killing at least four enemy snipers. His conduct was at all times characterized by an intense interest in the safety of his comrades and in the utter defeat of the enemy. The outstanding heroism and skill displayed by Sergeant Teague on this occasion reflect highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.

WEB LINKS:

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/9071
https://marineraiderassociation.org/teague-wauss-r/

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84956080/wauss-robert-teague
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