The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus. Despite three relists, there is no consensus whether to keep, merge/redirect or delete. Consensus seems to be to keep it in one form or another but whether that's as a stand-alone article or merged somewhere was not resolved here. Fortunately, that can be discussed at the talk page. So Why 20:22, 9 July 2017 (UTC) reply

Rogers Blood

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Unfortunately, he doesn't satisfy WP:SOLDIER. Neither a Silver Star (at the cost of his life) nor a ship or two named after him suffice. A merge and redirect to USS Rogers Blood seems appropriate. Clarityfiend ( talk) 07:50, 6 June 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU ^(T) 10:46, 6 June 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Hampshire-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU ^(T) 10:46, 6 June 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU ^(T) 10:46, 6 June 2017 (UTC) reply

• Keep - disagree. Having a vessel named in your honor should be a sign of lasting notability. SOLDIER doesn't trump GNG. Having a named vessel leads to ongoing coverage (in books, articles, etc.) of the namesake. Icewhiz ( talk) 11:14, 6 June 2017 (UTC) reply

• Comment. That hasn't been the case in the past, including at least one Afd I started. Also you can't inherit notability from coverage of your namesake. Clarityfiend ( talk) 19:30, 6 June 2017 (UTC) reply

• Delete I dont see anything that would pass a threshold for a stand-alone article, a mention in the ship article would suffice. MilborneOne ( talk) 17:28, 13 June 2017 (UTC) reply

• Deleteas unsourced original research and a tribute page. K.e.coffman ( talk) 03:27, 15 June 2017 (UTC) reply
• Merge into ship article per nom. -- Lineagegeek ( talk) 21:13, 20 June 2017 (UTC) reply
• Keep per Icewhiz. Having a warship named after you is sufficient to ring the WP:N bell. - Ad Orientem ( talk) 02:15, 22 June 2017 (UTC) reply

• Keep - getting a destroyer escort or a larger ship named after you is a big a deal, or at least evidence of notability. Bearian ( talk) 01:41, 30 June 2017 (UTC) reply

• Redirect and merge useful content to the article about the operational ship named after him. He certainly served with gallantry and honor, and died far too young, as have uncounted millions of soldiers. He does not meet WP:SOLDIER. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:15, 30 June 2017 (UTC) reply
• Merge and redirect: unfortunately, the subject does not seem notable enough for a stand-alone article. Nevertheless, I believe any reliably sourced information should be merged to the article on the ship that was commissioned, with the link relating to the Marine then becoming a redirect. Regards, AustralianRupert ( talk) 03:05, 1 July 2017 (UTC) reply
• Comment Assuming this gets merged and redirected, which article should it get merged into? There have been 2 warships named in his honor: USS Rogers Blood (DE-555) and USS Rogers Blood (APD-115). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Natg 19 ( talk • contribs) 23:36, 8 July 2017 (UTC)
  • As far as I can tell, only one was completed and commissioned: USS Rogers Blood (APD-115), so that would be the target of the redirect in my opinion. Regards, AustralianRupert ( talk) 00:44, 9 July 2017 (UTC) reply
  • I'd add it to the dab page as "USS Rogers Blood has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship named after Marine Corps First Lieutenant Rogers Blood, who was killed leading a charge against the Japanese defenders of Engebi Island in World War II, for which he was awarded the Silver Star." Clarityfiend ( talk) 08:41, 9 July 2017 (UTC) reply

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.