Rank and Name, Chief Boatswain Mate Hugh Bryan Amis.
Unit/Placed in, USS Monaghan (DD-354) Destroyer, United States Navy.
Hugh is born approx. on Aug. 16, 1914 in Iowa.
Father, James T. Amis.
Mother, Eva E. (Elder) Amis.
Sister(s), Bessie B. Vera V. Vera D. and Wanda M. Amis.
Brother(s), Lyle J. Ralph W. and Lyle Amis.
Hugh enlisted the service in Iowa with service number # 3210636.
Hugh was KIA when the USS Monaghan got foundered in Typhoon Cobra on Dec. 18, 1944, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal Navy, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Hugh is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
