In Memory

Joe Amos - Class Of 1948

Deceased Classmate: Joe Amos (1948)
Date Deceased: March?-1968
Age at Death:  36
Cause of Death: Killed in Action, Viet Nam
Classmate City: Philadelphia
Classmate State: PA
Classmate Country: USA
Reported By: Raymond Crosby 

I Raymond Crosby submit this honor for my former classmate of 1948. I played football and basketball my last year at Wenonah High School, with Joe. Joe Amos reached the rank of S/Sgt of the United States Army. Joe and I were students of Mr. Nunn and Mrs Woods.

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Jack Newell
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Amos had served five separate Army enlistments, including combat missions in Korea in 1951 and the Dominican Republic in 1965. The 36-year-old platoon sergeant was killed during a firefight on a rubber plantation near Loc Ninh, Binh Long Province, Vietnam, on October 30, 1967, two weeks after joining Company A of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. A native Alabamian with family ties to Philadelphia, he had a wide range of military skills and enjoyed football, boxing and bowling. He was survived by his wife, a son, daughter and his mother. Source: Philadelphia Daily News
Tuesday, June 18, 2002
From: WALTER"PETE"PETERSON
Email: PETE187@WINDSTREAM.NET

I SERVED WITH JOE AMOS IN THE KOREAN WAR WE WERE IN FOX COMPANY 187TH AIRBORNE RCT ,JOE WAS A GREAT GUY AND SOLDIER HE WAS REGIMENTAL HEAVY WEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION ALSO ON REGIMENTAL FOOTBALL TEAM AND IT WAS AND HONOR TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE HIS FRIEND AND SERVE WITH HIM JOE WAS THE REAL DEAL GOD BLESS HIS FAMILY



 
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03/24/15 07:34 AM #1    

James E Carden (1952)

Silver Star  Citation (full)
Joe Amos (Class of 1948), Date of birth: April 21, 1931 Date of death: October 30, 1967 Home of record: Philadelphia Pennsylvania Status: KIA AWARDS AND CITATIONS Silver Star Awarded for actions during the Vietnam War The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Platoon Sergeant Joe Amos (ASN: RA-15297019), United States Army, for gallantry in action against a hostile force while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam on 30 October 1967. On this date, Sergeant Amos was serving as a squad leader during a search and destroy operation near Loc Ninh. As his unit moved through a dense rubber plantation, they were engaged by a well-entrenched, numerically superior Viet Cong force. Sergeant Amos immediately moved among his men, organizing them into a defensive perimeter and directing their fire onto the insurgents. Ignoring intensive hostile automatic weapons and small arms fire, he maneuvered from position to position distributing ammunition. He further exposed himself to the barrage of enemy fire as he organized and directed the evacuation of the wounded. As the battle intensified, he was mortally wounded by small arms fire. Sergeant Amos' courageous example inspired his men to fight with renewed determination and repel each Viet Cong assault. Sergeant First Class Amos' unquestionable valor in close combat against numerically superior forces is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 1st Infantry Division, and the United States Army. General Orders: Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 8383 (November 20, 1967) Action Date: October 30, 1967 Service: Army Rank: Platoon Sergeant Company: Company A Battalion: 1st Battalion Regiment: 18th Infantry Regiment Division: 1st Infantry Division
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