Roland Roger

Roland Roger was a distinguished American soldier in World War II, serving in the 1st Infantry Division, Fox company. He has a brother nicknamed "Stretch" in the United States Air Force .He is rarely heard talking at all in the game and has served with his squad from Africa all the way to Germany

On the cover of Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, Roland is depicted by actor Stephen Saux.

North Africa
After Fox took Oran airfield, he was given a ride in Stuart Light Tank, which gave him impromptu tank training. He helped hold the line at Kasserine Pass. He also saved many lives in the small battle for Kasserine and got their docs out safely. He saved Sgt. Hawkins life after the medic got shot.

Italy
He assaulted the beach at Gela, working his way behind Italian Lines with his squad, and saved the survivors of a downed Glider. He is most known for his heroism at Piano Lupo. He single-handedly destroyed 8 German Panzers. For this, he was promoted to Corporal. He saved a supply depot from destruction by jumping in a M3 Half-track mounted with quad M2 .50 cal heavy machine guns and took down over a dozen stukas. Then he went into Sicilys capitol, Troina, where Vic Denley was shot multiple times and died.

Omaha Landings
He was part of the invasion of Omaha Beach and while sighting targets, his LST was struck by a German shell. A bit later, later he came to, and he and his unit went behind enemy defenses and destroyed three mortar pits, took over a warehouse, destroyed a Flak 88, and used another to destroy emplacements.

Maubeuge, France
He led Fox Company across the river and destroyed a Tiger Tank. He was wounded by a mortar when fending off an enemy assault inside a house.

Mons
In September, 1944, at Mons his unit was on patrol when they were given orders to assault four Flak 88s that were "raining Hell on the assault force", as Glenn Hawkins put it. Roger personally destroyed all four. He was promoted after destroying the two assault bunkers and a Fuel Depot Bunker.

Siegfried Line
He was part of the force that broke through the Siegfried Line in January 1945. This is where he sees Bloomfield get killed. In the end his force won and destroyed the rocket.