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| | | birth_date=April 8, 1918 | | | birth_date=April 8, 1918 |
| | | birth_place=Maury City, Crockett County, [[Tennessee]], USA | | | birth_place=Maury City, Crockett County, [[Tennessee]], USA |
| | + | | death_date=April 12, 2022 (aged 104) |
| | + | | death_place=Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], [[Kentucky]] |
| | | spouse=Allie Lee Aycock Roland (married 1948-2018, her death)<br> | | | spouse=Allie Lee Aycock Roland (married 1948-2018, her death)<br> |
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| | [[George Washington University]] | | [[George Washington University]] |
| | [[Louisiana State University]]<br> | | [[Louisiana State University]]<br> |
| − | }} | + | |branch=[[United States Army]] |
| | + | | unit = [[99th Infantry Division (United States)|99th Infantry Division]] |
| | + | | rank = Captain |
| | + | | battles = [[World War II]] (European theatre)) |
| | + | | awards = [[Bronze Star]]<br>[[Purple Heart]]}} |
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| − | '''Charles Pierce Roland''' (born April 8, 1918) is an [[United States|American]] [[historian]] and [[professor]] emeritus of the [[University of Kentucky]] in [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], [[Kentucky]]. His research specialties are the [[American Civil War]] and the U.S. South. | + | '''Charles Pierce Roland''' (April 8, 1918 – April 12, 2022) was an [[United States|American]] [[historian]] and [[professor]] emeritus of the [[University of Kentucky]] in [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], [[Kentucky]]. His research specialties included the [[American Civil War]] and the U.S. South. |
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| | ==Biographical sketch== | | ==Biographical sketch== |