USMC World War II
Pvt Joseph M. Auman KIA Solomon Is, November 12, 1942
Unit Company E, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Grandmother, Mrs. Delia Mulheran
service# 293089
Awards: Navy Cross, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The Raiders were created by an order from President Roosevelt, acting on proposals from Colonel William J. Donovan and Major Evans F. Carlson.
Guadelcanal
On November 6, the Raiders, accompanied by 150 native scouts set out for the Bokokimbo River in a snaking, mile-long line. Rolling coastal hills and plains gave way to condensed, dark green jungle interspersed with sunbaked clearings. On November 7, the Raiders' column reached a deserted riverside village littered with empty Japanese ration boxes and cigarette packs. November 11, Carlson assigned four patrols to scour the Metapona from Asamana, a village. The patrols would fan out. Soon after 10 a.m. Captain Harold Throneson's C Company, stumbled into a wooded enemy bivouac, Throneson radioed his situation to Binu base camp, E Company maneuvered south and hit the Japanese from the rear. One of Washburn's platoon commanders in E Company was Carlson's son — 1st Lieutenant Evans C. Carlson.
Chicago Tribune March 25, 1949:
SERVICES SATURDAY FOR TWO BROTHERS WHO DIED IN ACTION
Services will be held for Joseph and William Auman, brothers killed in war action in the Pacific, from the chapel at 7605 S. Halsted st. to St. Leo's church at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Joseph, a marine private and member of Carlson's raiders, was 20 when killed on Guadalcanal in 1942. He had been awarded the navy cross, the Purple Heart, a Presidential citation, and after his death a destroyer was named for him. His brother enlisted in the army in 1943, and died two years later on Okinawa. He was 21 then.
Surviving are their grandmother, Mrs. Delia Mulheran, of 7915 S. Morgan st., in whose home they were brought up, and a brother, Edward, of the same address, a navy veteran.
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Navy Cross Citation:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Private Joseph M. Auman (MCSN: 293089), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with Company E, SECOND Marine Raider Battalion during an engagement with the enemy Japanese forces at Asamana, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 11 November 1942. When his company was forced by overwhelming enemy fire to make a temporary withdrawal, Private Auman, with utter disregard for his own personal safety, manned a machine gun and covered the retirement. Steadfastly remaining at his exposed position, he continued to fire his gun until killed by the enemy. His dauntless courage and outstanding devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave up his life in the defense of his country.
Pvt Joseph M. Auman KIA Solomon Is, November 12, 1942
Unit Company E, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Grandmother, Mrs. Delia Mulheran
service# 293089
Awards: Navy Cross, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The Raiders were created by an order from President Roosevelt, acting on proposals from Colonel William J. Donovan and Major Evans F. Carlson.
Guadelcanal
On November 6, the Raiders, accompanied by 150 native scouts set out for the Bokokimbo River in a snaking, mile-long line. Rolling coastal hills and plains gave way to condensed, dark green jungle interspersed with sunbaked clearings. On November 7, the Raiders' column reached a deserted riverside village littered with empty Japanese ration boxes and cigarette packs. November 11, Carlson assigned four patrols to scour the Metapona from Asamana, a village. The patrols would fan out. Soon after 10 a.m. Captain Harold Throneson's C Company, stumbled into a wooded enemy bivouac, Throneson radioed his situation to Binu base camp, E Company maneuvered south and hit the Japanese from the rear. One of Washburn's platoon commanders in E Company was Carlson's son — 1st Lieutenant Evans C. Carlson.
Chicago Tribune March 25, 1949:
SERVICES SATURDAY FOR TWO BROTHERS WHO DIED IN ACTION
Services will be held for Joseph and William Auman, brothers killed in war action in the Pacific, from the chapel at 7605 S. Halsted st. to St. Leo's church at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Joseph, a marine private and member of Carlson's raiders, was 20 when killed on Guadalcanal in 1942. He had been awarded the navy cross, the Purple Heart, a Presidential citation, and after his death a destroyer was named for him. His brother enlisted in the army in 1943, and died two years later on Okinawa. He was 21 then.
Surviving are their grandmother, Mrs. Delia Mulheran, of 7915 S. Morgan st., in whose home they were brought up, and a brother, Edward, of the same address, a navy veteran.
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Navy Cross Citation:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Private Joseph M. Auman (MCSN: 293089), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with Company E, SECOND Marine Raider Battalion during an engagement with the enemy Japanese forces at Asamana, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 11 November 1942. When his company was forced by overwhelming enemy fire to make a temporary withdrawal, Private Auman, with utter disregard for his own personal safety, manned a machine gun and covered the retirement. Steadfastly remaining at his exposed position, he continued to fire his gun until killed by the enemy. His dauntless courage and outstanding devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave up his life in the defense of his country.
USMC World War II
Pvt Joseph M. Auman KIA Solomon Is, November 12, 1942
Unit Company E, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Grandmother, Mrs. Delia Mulheran
service# 293089
Awards: Navy Cross, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The Raiders were created by an order from President Roosevelt, acting on proposals from Colonel William J. Donovan and Major Evans F. Carlson.
Guadelcanal
On November 6, the Raiders, accompanied by 150 native scouts set out for the Bokokimbo River in a snaking, mile-long line. Rolling coastal hills and plains gave way to condensed, dark green jungle interspersed with sunbaked clearings. On November 7, the Raiders' column reached a deserted riverside village littered with empty Japanese ration boxes and cigarette packs. November 11, Carlson assigned four patrols to scour the Metapona from Asamana, a village. The patrols would fan out. Soon after 10 a.m. Captain Harold Throneson's C Company, stumbled into a wooded enemy bivouac, Throneson radioed his situation to Binu base camp, E Company maneuvered south and hit the Japanese from the rear. One of Washburn's platoon commanders in E Company was Carlson's son — 1st Lieutenant Evans C. Carlson.
Chicago Tribune March 25, 1949:
SERVICES SATURDAY FOR TWO BROTHERS WHO DIED IN ACTION
Services will be held for Joseph and William Auman, brothers killed in war action in the Pacific, from the chapel at 7605 S. Halsted st. to St. Leo's church at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Joseph, a marine private and member of Carlson's raiders, was 20 when killed on Guadalcanal in 1942. He had been awarded the navy cross, the Purple Heart, a Presidential citation, and after his death a destroyer was named for him. His brother enlisted in the army in 1943, and died two years later on Okinawa. He was 21 then.
Surviving are their grandmother, Mrs. Delia Mulheran, of 7915 S. Morgan st., in whose home they were brought up, and a brother, Edward, of the same address, a navy veteran.
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Navy Cross Citation:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Private Joseph M. Auman (MCSN: 293089), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with Company E, SECOND Marine Raider Battalion during an engagement with the enemy Japanese forces at Asamana, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 11 November 1942. When his company was forced by overwhelming enemy fire to make a temporary withdrawal, Private Auman, with utter disregard for his own personal safety, manned a machine gun and covered the retirement. Steadfastly remaining at his exposed position, he continued to fire his gun until killed by the enemy. His dauntless courage and outstanding devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave up his life in the defense of his country.
Pvt Joseph M. Auman KIA Solomon Is, November 12, 1942
Unit Company E, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Grandmother, Mrs. Delia Mulheran
service# 293089
Awards: Navy Cross, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The Raiders were created by an order from President Roosevelt, acting on proposals from Colonel William J. Donovan and Major Evans F. Carlson.
Guadelcanal
On November 6, the Raiders, accompanied by 150 native scouts set out for the Bokokimbo River in a snaking, mile-long line. Rolling coastal hills and plains gave way to condensed, dark green jungle interspersed with sunbaked clearings. On November 7, the Raiders' column reached a deserted riverside village littered with empty Japanese ration boxes and cigarette packs. November 11, Carlson assigned four patrols to scour the Metapona from Asamana, a village. The patrols would fan out. Soon after 10 a.m. Captain Harold Throneson's C Company, stumbled into a wooded enemy bivouac, Throneson radioed his situation to Binu base camp, E Company maneuvered south and hit the Japanese from the rear. One of Washburn's platoon commanders in E Company was Carlson's son — 1st Lieutenant Evans C. Carlson.
Chicago Tribune March 25, 1949:
SERVICES SATURDAY FOR TWO BROTHERS WHO DIED IN ACTION
Services will be held for Joseph and William Auman, brothers killed in war action in the Pacific, from the chapel at 7605 S. Halsted st. to St. Leo's church at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Joseph, a marine private and member of Carlson's raiders, was 20 when killed on Guadalcanal in 1942. He had been awarded the navy cross, the Purple Heart, a Presidential citation, and after his death a destroyer was named for him. His brother enlisted in the army in 1943, and died two years later on Okinawa. He was 21 then.
Surviving are their grandmother, Mrs. Delia Mulheran, of 7915 S. Morgan st., in whose home they were brought up, and a brother, Edward, of the same address, a navy veteran.
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Navy Cross Citation:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Private Joseph M. Auman (MCSN: 293089), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with Company E, SECOND Marine Raider Battalion during an engagement with the enemy Japanese forces at Asamana, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 11 November 1942. When his company was forced by overwhelming enemy fire to make a temporary withdrawal, Private Auman, with utter disregard for his own personal safety, manned a machine gun and covered the retirement. Steadfastly remaining at his exposed position, he continued to fire his gun until killed by the enemy. His dauntless courage and outstanding devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave up his life in the defense of his country.
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