Romus Valton "R.V." Burgin
- Born
- 13 August 1922 (96 years old)
- Passed away
- 6 August 2019
- Place of birth
- Jewett, Texas, USA
- Gender
- Male
Romus Valton "R.V." Burgin (August 13, 1922 – April 6, 2019) was a United States Marine and American author. As a young man, he served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Burgin was the author of the memoir Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific (with William Marvel). Burgin is portrayed in the HBO miniseries The Pacific by Martin McCann. Burgin himself appears in documentary footage during the miniseries.
