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Samuel Booker Roberts jr. (* 12. Mai 1921 in San Francisco; † 27. September 1942 in der Schlacht um Guadalcanal) war ein US-amerikanischer Steuermann der US-Marine. Roberts ging 1939 zur US-Marinereserve und wurde 1940 in den aktiven Dienst berufen. Er diente an Bord des Schlachtschiffes USS California (BB-44) und der USS Heywood (AD-12), bevor er auf den Truppentransporter USS Bellatrix (AKA-20) wechselte. Nach schweren Seegefechten in Guadalcanal, die am 7. August 1942 begannen, wurde Roberts zu einer Landungseinheit auf die Insel Guadalcanal befehligt, um Transportaufgaben zu unterstützen.
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| dbo:abstract | Samuel Booker Roberts jr. (* 12. Mai 1921 in San Francisco; † 27. September 1942 in der Schlacht um Guadalcanal) war ein US-amerikanischer Steuermann der US-Marine. Roberts ging 1939 zur US-Marinereserve und wurde 1940 in den aktiven Dienst berufen. Er diente an Bord des Schlachtschiffes USS California (BB-44) und der USS Heywood (AD-12), bevor er auf den Truppentransporter USS Bellatrix (AKA-20) wechselte. Nach schweren Seegefechten in Guadalcanal, die am 7. August 1942 begannen, wurde Roberts zu einer Landungseinheit auf die Insel Guadalcanal befehligt, um Transportaufgaben zu unterstützen. Am 27. September 1942 führte Roberts als Freiwilliger eine Rettungseinheit an, die eine Einheit von Kompaniegröße, die von japanischen Kräften umzingelt war, befreien sollte. Als die Operation unter heftigem Beschuss zu scheitern drohte, zog Roberts als Freiwilliger mit seinem Boot das japanische Feuer auf sich, indem er direkt vor ihren Linien kreuzte. Nachdem die Rettungsoperation gelungen war, sollte er sich zurückziehen, allerdings wurde im letzten Moment sein Boot getroffen und Roberts tödlich verwundet. Für seinen mutigen Einsatz wurde Samuel Booker Roberts postum das Navy Cross verliehen. Nach ihm wurden drei US-Kriegsschiffe benannt, zuletzt die USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58). (de) Samuel Booker Roberts, Jr. (12 May 1921 – 27 September 1942) was a U.S. Navy coxswain who was killed in the Battle of Guadalcanal, and became the namesake of three U.S. Navy warships. Roberts was born in San Francisco, California, on May 12, 1921. He enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1939 and was called to active duty in 1940. Roberts served aboard the USS California (BB-44) and the transport USS Heywood (AP-12), before being transferred to the cargo transport USS Bellatrix (AK-20, later AKA-20). In 1942, Bellatrix was assigned to Task Group Four and became part of the . As a coxswain for the Bellatrix's assault boats, Roberts helped ferry supplies from the transport ships to a tenuous beachhead. After the ships withdrew in the face of Japanese attacks that began 7 August 1942, Roberts volunteered for duty on the island of Guadalcanal, where he was attached to a beachmaster unit at Lunga Point. The unit, which included Navy and United States Coast Guard sailors, transported Marines and their supplies to beaches along the island's northern coast, and also evacuated wounded Marines. Early on the morning of 27 September 1942, Roberts volunteered for a rescue mission to save a company-size unit of Marines that had been surrounded by a larger Japanese force. The rescue group of several Higgins boats was taken under heavy fire and was perilously close to failure. Roberts volunteered to distract Japanese forces by guiding his boat directly in front of their lines, drawing their fire. This decoy act was performed effectively until all Marines had been evacuated. However, as he was about to withdraw from the range of the Japanese guns, Roberts’ boat was hit and he was mortally wounded. His boatmates brought him back to base and he was flown out on a medical evacuation flight, but died the next day. Roberts was awarded the Navy Cross for his valor in the face of enemy fire. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Samuel Booker Roberts jr. (* 12. Mai 1921 in San Francisco; † 27. September 1942 in der Schlacht um Guadalcanal) war ein US-amerikanischer Steuermann der US-Marine. Roberts ging 1939 zur US-Marinereserve und wurde 1940 in den aktiven Dienst berufen. Er diente an Bord des Schlachtschiffes USS California (BB-44) und der USS Heywood (AD-12), bevor er auf den Truppentransporter USS Bellatrix (AKA-20) wechselte. Nach schweren Seegefechten in Guadalcanal, die am 7. August 1942 begannen, wurde Roberts zu einer Landungseinheit auf die Insel Guadalcanal befehligt, um Transportaufgaben zu unterstützen. (de) Samuel Booker Roberts, Jr. (12 May 1921 – 27 September 1942) was a U.S. Navy coxswain who was killed in the Battle of Guadalcanal, and became the namesake of three U.S. Navy warships. Roberts was born in San Francisco, California, on May 12, 1921. He enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1939 and was called to active duty in 1940. Roberts served aboard the USS California (BB-44) and the transport USS Heywood (AP-12), before being transferred to the cargo transport USS Bellatrix (AK-20, later AKA-20). Roberts was awarded the Navy Cross for his valor in the face of enemy fire. (en) |
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