<Li> 2nd Marine Regiment ( Col. David M. Shoup ; also commander of landed troops ) <Ul> <Li> 1st Battalion ( Second Wave , Red Beach 2 ) under Major Wood B. Kyle </Li> <Li> 2nd Battalion ( First Wave , Red Beach 2 ) under Lt. Col. Herbert R. Amey ( KIA , 20 Nov 1943 ) then Lt. Col. Walter I. Jordan </Li> <Li> 3rd Battalion ( First Wave , Red Beach 1 ) under Maj . John F. Schoettel </Li> </Ul> </Li>
<Li> 2nd Marine Regiment ( Col. David M. Shoup ; also commander of landed troops ) <Ul> <Li> 1st Battalion ( Second Wave , Red Beach 2 ) under Major Wood B. Kyle </Li> <Li> 2nd Battalion ( First Wave , Red Beach 2 ) under Lt. Col. Herbert R. Amey ( KIA , 20 Nov 1943 ) then Lt. Col. Walter I. Jordan </Li> <Li> 3rd Battalion ( First Wave , Red Beach 1 ) under Maj . John F. Schoettel </Li> </Ul> </Li>
who commanded 2d marine regiment in the battle of tarawa
who commanded 2d marine regiment in the battle of tarawa
Col. David M. Shoup
Col. David M. Shoup