| 词条 | Herbert R. Amey, Jr. |
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|name= Herbert Raudenbusch Amey, Jr. |image= |birth_date= {{birth date|1913|2|22}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1943|11|20|1913|2|22}} |birth_place= Ambler, Pennsylvania |death_place= Tarawa |placeofburial= National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |allegiance= {{flagicon|United States}}United States of America |branch= United States Marine Corps |serviceyears= 1935-1943 |rank= Lieutenant Colonel |commands= 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines |unit= |battles= World War II
|awards= Silver Star |spouse= Elspeth Ballou Amey (1913-1962) |children= Herbert Ballou Amey (1941-1998) }} Herbert Raudenbusch Amey, Jr. (February 22, 1913 - November 20, 1943) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and Silver Star Medal recipient who served in World War II. Early Life & Military CareerAmey was born in Ambler, Pennsylvania. He attended Ambler High School, where he was student council president during his senior year, as well as president of his sophomore and junior classes.[1] Thereafter, Amey attended the Pennsylvania Military College, where he was the captain of the baseball team.[2] Upon graduating, he became an officer in the United States Marine Corps and was initially assigned to the Marine Barracks at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Amey's first overseas assignment was with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines in Shanghai, China in 1937, followed by duty at the Marine Detachment at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. In 1941 and 1942, he served as a captain with the 6th Marines in the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade in Iceland. As a major, Amey was battalion executive officer of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines during its action on Guadalcanal in early 1943.[3] TarawaIn 1943, first at the rank of major, then lieutenant colonel, Amey served as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines. As such, he trained the battalion during its stay in New Zealand as part of the Second Marine Division and led the battalion ashore on D-Day of the Battle of Tarawa, November 20, 1943.[4] Amey was killed by machine gun fire while wading ashore, just before he would have reached the beach. The shattered remnants of his battalion were temporarily commanded by Lt. Col. Irvine Jordan, before being combined with units from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines.[5] For his actions that day, Amey was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal.[6] Amey was one of two lieutenant colonels killed at Tarawa, along with David Kerr Claude, an observer from the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines.[7] They were the highest ranking Marine Corps officers to die during the battle. Amey was temporarily interred onBetio Island at Tarawa. His remains were later transferred to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), in Honolulu, Hawaii.[8] References1. ^https://www.wsdweb.org/our-community/alumni/hall-of-fame/class-of-1931 {{DEFAULTSORT:Amey, Herbert}}2. ^https://pennsylvaniamilitarycollege.org/herb-amey-35-bravery-tarawa/ 3. ^U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958, https://Ancestry.com 4. ^Robert Sherrod, Tarawa: The Story of a Battle (New York: Pocket Books, 1944). 5. ^Joseph H. Alexander, Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1995). 6. ^http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=307077 7. ^http://www.c123rd.com/our-wwii-history/chapter-2-move-to-camp-pendleton-and-california-training 8. ^https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3768278/herbert-rauden-amey 4 : Recipients of the Silver Star|1913 births|1943 deaths|United States Marine Corps officers |
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