词条 | Welton Ralph Abell |
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|name= Welton Ralph Abell |birth_date= {{birth date|1922|5|17}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1998|4|26|1922|5|17}} |birth_place= St. Louis, Missouri |death_place= San Clemente, California |placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery |image= |caption= |nickname= "Ralph" |allegiance = {{flagicon|United States}} United States of America |branch = United States Marine Corps |serviceyears= |rank= Colonel |commands= 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines |unit= |battles= World War II Korean War
|awards= Navy Cross Purple Heart |laterwork= Advertising executive }} Colonel Welton Ralph Abell (May 17, 1922 – April 26, 1998) was a United States Marine Corps officer serving in the Korean War, as well as a former advertising executive. Abell was a recipient of the Navy's second-highest decoration — the Navy Cross — for combat valor in the Korean War. Marine Corps serviceAbell enlisted into the Marine Corps on October 23, 1942 and in July 1943 was sent to the University of Notre Dame as a V-12 student. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in March 1945. He saw action on the island of Saipan in World War II and in 1946 was awarded a degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri.[1] He was Marine Corps reserve first lieutenant when called to active duty in 1950. Serving with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (2/7) in Korea, he suffered a painful shoulder wound during a heavy enemy counterattack at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir but refused medical attention and regrouped his depleted company to fight off an attempted encirclement. He led his men up a steep hillside in a blinding snowstorm. He had assumed command of Fox/2/7 after its company commander, Captain William Barber was evacuated from the battlefield for his defense of the Toktong Pass. In January 1951 he became the assistant operations officer of 7th Marines and remained in the billet until being sent home in June 1951.[1] For these heroic actions, he was awarded the Navy Cross. Navy Cross citationWELTON RALPH ABELL
Education and civilian careerIn 1943, Abell was studying journalism and advertising at the University of Missouri in Columbia when he enlisted in the Marines. The service sent him to the University of Notre Dame for ROTC training. After the war, he got his degree at Mizzou and went to work writing advertising copy for the Barry-Wehmiller Machinery Co. He moved to California in 1953 and worked in advertising. He retired in 1989. Final daysAbell died on April 26, 1998 at age 75 of cancer at his home in San Clemente, California. As a Marine Corps Reserve colonel, he received a full-honors military burial at Arlington National Cemetery. He is buried in section 65, site 624. In addition to his wife Margaret Minot Abell, survivors include two sons, Scott Abell of Rancho Santa Fe, California, and Michael Abell of San Diego, California ; two sisters, Betty Ullrich of Crestwood and Helen Schicker of Affton; and four grandchildren. Books
|last=Martin |first= Robert(editor) |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=First Marine Division |year=1997 |publisher= Turner Publishing |location= Paducah, KY |isbn= 1-56311-244-2 |pages= }} See also{{Portal|Biography|World War II|United States Marine Corps}}{{clear}}References1. ^1 Martin (1997): 106 External links
|title= Welton Ralph Abell, U.S.M.C. |work=Navy Cross Recipients |publisher=Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated |accessdate=2006-07-28}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Abell, Welton Ralph}} 11 : 1922 births|1998 deaths|American Marine Corps personnel of World War II|American Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War|United States Marine Corps officers|United States Marine Corps reservists|Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)|University of Missouri alumni|University of Notre Dame people|Burials at Arlington National Cemetery|Deaths from cancer in California |
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