Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Philip
Francis
Roach
February 11, 1881

–

March 8, 1976

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Philip Roach was appointed a cadet in the Coast Guard in 1904 and was Commissioned through the School of Instruction of the Revenue Cutter Service, precursor to the Coast Guard Academy, in 1907. He retired as a U.S. Coast Guard Commodore in 1945.

Awards Received

  • Navy Cross

    Service:

    United States Coast Guard

    Rank:

    Captain

    Division:

    U.S.S. Manning

    Action Date:

    1918

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Philip Francis Roach, United States Coast Guard, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. MANNING and the U.S.S. LYDONIA, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines, during World War I.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Coast Guard

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Philip Francis Roach, United States Coast Guard, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during World War II.