Roland L. Bragg

Roland Leon Bragg (June 11, 1923 – January 12, 1999) was a United States Army paratrooper during World War II, mechanic, businessman, and civic leader.

Bragg was awarded the Silver Star, the United States Army's third-highest military decoration for valor in combat, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action."

[10] Bragg was a paratrooper in the Army with the rank of private first class, serving with the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge.

[1][13][14] During the Battle of the Bulge, Bragg, along with First Lieutenant McClain (a forward observer from the 466th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion), drove a captured German ambulance 20 miles while under continuous enemy fire to transport four wounded soldiers to an Allied hospital in Belgium, saving at least one of the soldiers' lives.

[18][19][20][13] After returning home from military service, Bragg owned and operated a body shop and was the owner of Nobleboro Building Movers for 25 years.

This included a formal flag presentation and ceremony with Governor of Maine John R. McKernan Jr.[36] Bragg lived with post-traumatic stress disorder after his military service.

[44][45] The story of Bragg using a captured German ambulance to get wounded soldiers to an Allied hospital was told in John Eisenhower's 1969 book, The Bitter Woods.

Memorandum signed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth renaming Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg in honor of Roland Bragg