ɹˈaʊ hæd ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɜːnd ɐ fˈiːld kəmˈɪʃən ænd bˌɪn ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə sˈɪlvɚ stˈɑːɹ mˈɛdəl ʌv ɡˈæləntɹi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv ɡwɑːdˈælkənəl fɔːɹ ˈækʃən ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.
Rouh had earlier earned a field commission and been awarded the Silver Star medal of gallantry during the Battle of Guadalcanal for action on October 9, 1942.