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.