Hathaway, Amos Townsend, CAPT

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Final Rank
Captain
Last Designator
00X-Unknown NOC/Designator
Last Designator Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1965-1965, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
Service Years
1935 - 1965
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Home State
Colorado
Colorado
Year of Birth
1913
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Pueblo, CO
Last Address
Charleston, SC
Date of Passing
Aug 26, 1996
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
12 8533-7

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Last Known Activity:


After his Navy service, Amos Hathaway was a mathematics professor at the Citadel, South Carolina, from 1966 to 1979.

   
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Navy Cross
Awarded for Actions During World War II
Service: Navy
Division: U.S.S. Heermann (DD-532)
General Orders: Commander 7th Fleet: Serial 0678 (
February 1, 1945)
Citation: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Commander Amos Townsend Hathaway, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Destroyer U.S.S. HEERMANN (DD-532), during a strike against major units of the enemy Japanese Fleet, in the Battle off Samar Island, on 25 October 1944. When a formidable column of Japanese battleships, cruisers and destroyers attacked our small Task Unit of Escort Carriers, Commander Hathaway twice closed to four thousand yards of the hostile disposition to launch torpedo attacks on heavy ships of the enemy, holding his ship under a constant bombardment of gunfire and succeeded in scoring one confirmed hit on a battleship. Again maneuvering within short range, he skillfully brought his surface guns to bear on two heavy cruisers and greatly assisted in putting these ships out of action. By his courageous action he diverted enemy fire from our lightly armed carriers to his own ship, thereby materially aiding in their protection. His leadership, gallant fighting spirit and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

   
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  1943-1944, USS Hoel (DD-533)

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USS Hoel (DD-533)

USS Hoel (DD-533), 1943-1944











  



USS Hoel, a 2050-ton Fletcher class destroyer built at San Francisco, California, was commissioned in late July 1943. After shakedown operations along the west coast, she departed for the Pacific combat zone in October 1943. A month later, she took part in the Gilbert Islands invasion as part of the screen for U.S. escort aircraft carriers. She performed a similar mission during the Marshalls operation during January and February 1944, also providing gunfire support during landings on Eniwetok. .Hoel was based in the south Pacific from March 1944, escorting convoys, performing anti-submarine patrols and serving with the escort carriers of the Third and Seventh Fleets. She also participated in the Peleliu invasion during September 1944.

Hoel continued to operate with escort carriers during the invasion of Leyte in October 1944. When the Japanese Navy counter-attacked to produce the decisive Battle of Leyte Gulf, she was operating north of Leyte. A powerful enemy surface force encountered her task group east of Samar on the morning of 25 October, and Hoel and other destroyers valiantly attacked them with guns and torpedoes in order to cover the escort carriers' retreat. Though Hoel was sunk in this Battle off Samar, with the loss of nearly three-quarters of her crew, her sacrifice helped to save all but one of the escort carriers and to deflect the Japanese from their mission of attacking the Leyte invasion force.

USS Hoel was named in honor of Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel, a hero of Western Rivers operations during the Civil War.



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Surface Vessel
 

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Surface Vessels

Strength
Destroyer

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USS Hoel (DD-533)

Kintberger, Leon Samuel, RADM, (1932-1959) OFF Commander
Nason, Earle Augustine, LTJG, (1943-1944) OFF Lieutenant Junior Grade
Huffman, Malcolm Hugo, Mach., (1934-1944) WO WO Machinist (WO)
Maslowski, Henry August, CPO, (1934-1944) WT WT-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Brett, George Henry, PO1, (1936-1944) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer 1st Class
Matthews, Paul, PO2, (1966-1972) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Quinn, John Patrick, PO3, (1942-1944) PhM PhM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Addington, Norman Eston, PO3, (1942-1944) FC FC-0000 Fire Controlman 3rd Class
Amspoker, Walter, PO3, (1942-1944) SM SM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Akerman, Phillip Andrew, S1c, (1941-1944) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Compomizzo, Marvin Lesslie, S1c, (1943-1944) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Erickson, Carl E, S1c, (1944-1944) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Faass, Irvin Lee, S1c, (1942-1944) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Zuccari, Francis Jackson, S1c, (1943-1944) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Fenerty, Thomas Francis, F1c, (1943-1944) MM MM-0000 Fireman First Class
Koehler, Robert August, S2c, (1944-1944) 00 00E Seaman Second Class
Palmer, William Edward, S2c, (1943-1944) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
White, Edward Burkett, S2c, (1944-1944) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Zaverack, Nelson, S2c, (1943-1944) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Kanzleiter, Merrill Joseph, F2c, (1944-1944) F2c F2c-0000 Fireman Second Class
THOMAS, William, RADM, (1928-1947) Captain
THOMAS, William, RADM, (1928-1947) Commander
Gorman, James Francis, PO2, (1942-1944) Petty Officer 2nd Class
Kumpunen, Otto Emil, PO3, (1942-1944) Petty Officer 3rd Class

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