Comments/Citation:
AMES, Edward E, Cpl SN: 341658
Born: 05 Feb 1918 Liberty County, Montana
Enlisted: 06 Jan 1942 DHS Portland, OR (Home of Record: Rt. 6, Box 322-Z, Salem, OR)
Died: 21 May 1944 (Killed in the line of duty, West Loch Disaster, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, T.H.)
Interred: Remains unrecoverable. His name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing located at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI.
Headquarters, Western Recruiting Division, San Francisco, CA
Jan 1942 Pvt, Hq, WRD, San Francisco, CA "6, Jdenl DHS Portland, Ore. Tr to MCB, San Diego, Calif."
8th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan 1942 Pvt (Rec), 8thRecBn, RD, BT, Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA "6Jan42; 8, Jdfr WRD Portland, Ore."
Company B, 2nd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, Co B, 2ndAmphTrBn, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 Pvt, Co B, 2ndAmphTrBn, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, San Diego, CA
Company B, 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion, Division Service Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co B, 2ndAmphTrBn, DivSerTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 PFC, Co B, 2ndAmphTrBn, DivSerTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field "20, pro, temp."
Apr 1943 Cpl, Co B, 2ndAmphTrBn, DivSerTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field "1, pro.(OW)"
Jul 1943 Cpl, Co B, 2ndAmphTrBn, DivSerTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1943 Cpl, Co B, 2ndAmphTrBn, DivSerTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field "Warrant changed fr Cpl(OW) to Cpl(line)(temp); 22, emb abd USS BELL at Wellington, N.Z. for spl temp d with 6thMar, 2nd MarDiv"
Nov 1943 Cpl, Co B, 2ndAmphTrBn, DivSerTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tarawa, Gilbert Is.)
Company B, 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 5th Amphibious Corps, In the Field
Jan 1944 Cpl, Co B, 2ndAmphTrBn, 5thAmphCorps, FMF, In the Field (Camp Tarawa, Hawaii)
Apr 1944 Cpl, Co B, 2ndAmphTrBn, 5thAmphCorps, FMF, In the Field (Camp Tarawa, Hawaii)
May 1944 Cpl, Co B, 2ndAmphTrBn, 5thAmphCorps, FMF, In the Field "CP; 21, killed in the line of duty"
Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars
World War II Victory Medal
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