Herbert Raudenbusch Amey, Jr. (February 22, 1913 – November 20, 1943) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and Silver Star Medal recipient who served in World War II.
After completing organization of assault waves incident to landing on the well-fortified Japanese beachhead, Lieutenant Colonel Amey gallantly led his battalion forward in the face of devastating machine gun and mortar fire.
When the amphibious tractor in which he was riding reached an unsurpassable coral reef, he was forced to abandon the vehicle in order to save it and led his men on through the treacherous waters.
Mortally wounded by hostile machine gun fire before reaching the shore, he refused assistance and urged his command to continue without him.
His brilliant leadership, great personal valor and unrelenting devotion to duty in the face of grave peril served as an inspiration to the men under his command and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.