CPL Milton M. Beck MIA/KIA location Gilbert Islands, date of loss November 20, 1943
Unit Company B, 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, FMF
Home: Springfield, Minnesota.
Service ID: 346133
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
CPL Beck appears Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial. This memorial is a cenotaph.
Details of career here.
he Second Amphibian Tractor Battalion was commissioned on March 18, 1942, in San Diego, California. The battalion was an organic unit of the 2nd Marine Division, composed of a Headquarters and Service Company and three letter companies, all equipped with the Landing Vehicle Tracked-1 (LVT-1).
The battalion left New Zealand along with the rest of the 2nd Marine Division on November 1, 1943. While participating in a practice landing against Mele Bay, Efate on November 8, the battalion was also preparing to receive 50 new LVT-2 amphibian tractors. The new LVT-2s were placed into Company A-1 which was stood up with additional personnel from the 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 2d Light Tank Battalion and 2d Special Weapons Battalion. Tarawa marked the first time the LVT-2 Water Buffalo participated in combat operations. The battalion's LVTs took part in the first, second, and third waves of landings at Tarawa on November 20, 1943. The first wave across the beach consisted of 42 LVT-1s each carrying 18 Marines and 45 LVT-2's each with 20 Marines.
The battalion's LVTs provided a continuous supply of ammunition, reinforcements, and ferrying back of the wounded. Of 125 vehicles used (50 new LVT-2s and 75 LVT-1s),[4] only 35 remained operational by the end of the first day, continuing to ferry men and supplies across the coral reef and through the shallows to the beach. The Battle of Tarawa resulted in 32 killed in action and 68 missing Marines for the battalion.
Unit Company B, 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, FMF
Home: Springfield, Minnesota.
Service ID: 346133
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
CPL Beck appears Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial. This memorial is a cenotaph.
Details of career here.
he Second Amphibian Tractor Battalion was commissioned on March 18, 1942, in San Diego, California. The battalion was an organic unit of the 2nd Marine Division, composed of a Headquarters and Service Company and three letter companies, all equipped with the Landing Vehicle Tracked-1 (LVT-1).
The battalion left New Zealand along with the rest of the 2nd Marine Division on November 1, 1943. While participating in a practice landing against Mele Bay, Efate on November 8, the battalion was also preparing to receive 50 new LVT-2 amphibian tractors. The new LVT-2s were placed into Company A-1 which was stood up with additional personnel from the 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 2d Light Tank Battalion and 2d Special Weapons Battalion. Tarawa marked the first time the LVT-2 Water Buffalo participated in combat operations. The battalion's LVTs took part in the first, second, and third waves of landings at Tarawa on November 20, 1943. The first wave across the beach consisted of 42 LVT-1s each carrying 18 Marines and 45 LVT-2's each with 20 Marines.
The battalion's LVTs provided a continuous supply of ammunition, reinforcements, and ferrying back of the wounded. Of 125 vehicles used (50 new LVT-2s and 75 LVT-1s),[4] only 35 remained operational by the end of the first day, continuing to ferry men and supplies across the coral reef and through the shallows to the beach. The Battle of Tarawa resulted in 32 killed in action and 68 missing Marines for the battalion.
CPL Milton M. Beck MIA/KIA location Gilbert Islands, date of loss November 20, 1943
Unit Company B, 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, FMF
Home: Springfield, Minnesota.
Service ID: 346133
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
CPL Beck appears Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial. This memorial is a cenotaph.
Details of career here.
he Second Amphibian Tractor Battalion was commissioned on March 18, 1942, in San Diego, California. The battalion was an organic unit of the 2nd Marine Division, composed of a Headquarters and Service Company and three letter companies, all equipped with the Landing Vehicle Tracked-1 (LVT-1).
The battalion left New Zealand along with the rest of the 2nd Marine Division on November 1, 1943. While participating in a practice landing against Mele Bay, Efate on November 8, the battalion was also preparing to receive 50 new LVT-2 amphibian tractors. The new LVT-2s were placed into Company A-1 which was stood up with additional personnel from the 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 2d Light Tank Battalion and 2d Special Weapons Battalion. Tarawa marked the first time the LVT-2 Water Buffalo participated in combat operations. The battalion's LVTs took part in the first, second, and third waves of landings at Tarawa on November 20, 1943. The first wave across the beach consisted of 42 LVT-1s each carrying 18 Marines and 45 LVT-2's each with 20 Marines.
The battalion's LVTs provided a continuous supply of ammunition, reinforcements, and ferrying back of the wounded. Of 125 vehicles used (50 new LVT-2s and 75 LVT-1s),[4] only 35 remained operational by the end of the first day, continuing to ferry men and supplies across the coral reef and through the shallows to the beach. The Battle of Tarawa resulted in 32 killed in action and 68 missing Marines for the battalion.
Unit Company B, 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, FMF
Home: Springfield, Minnesota.
Service ID: 346133
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
CPL Beck appears Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial. This memorial is a cenotaph.
Details of career here.
he Second Amphibian Tractor Battalion was commissioned on March 18, 1942, in San Diego, California. The battalion was an organic unit of the 2nd Marine Division, composed of a Headquarters and Service Company and three letter companies, all equipped with the Landing Vehicle Tracked-1 (LVT-1).
The battalion left New Zealand along with the rest of the 2nd Marine Division on November 1, 1943. While participating in a practice landing against Mele Bay, Efate on November 8, the battalion was also preparing to receive 50 new LVT-2 amphibian tractors. The new LVT-2s were placed into Company A-1 which was stood up with additional personnel from the 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 2d Light Tank Battalion and 2d Special Weapons Battalion. Tarawa marked the first time the LVT-2 Water Buffalo participated in combat operations. The battalion's LVTs took part in the first, second, and third waves of landings at Tarawa on November 20, 1943. The first wave across the beach consisted of 42 LVT-1s each carrying 18 Marines and 45 LVT-2's each with 20 Marines.
The battalion's LVTs provided a continuous supply of ammunition, reinforcements, and ferrying back of the wounded. Of 125 vehicles used (50 new LVT-2s and 75 LVT-1s),[4] only 35 remained operational by the end of the first day, continuing to ferry men and supplies across the coral reef and through the shallows to the beach. The Battle of Tarawa resulted in 32 killed in action and 68 missing Marines for the battalion.
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