Clarence Patrick Roan was born on March 13, 1899 in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
Service record:
Enlisted at Minot on May 22, 1917; sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; served in Battery D, 5th Field Artillery, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Aug. 9, 1917; overseas from July 30, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville, Saizerais and Sommerviller (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Died on Oct. 9, 1918, of wounds received in action. Buried in Grave 150, Section 18, Block 3, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Mont-faucon, Meuse, France; reburied at Portal, N. Dak. Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.