Grove Amos was Wounded in Action during World War II.
Biography
Grove Rorick "Speedy" Amos of Elyria, Ohio | 1925 - 2015 | Obituary
Grove Rorick “Speedy” Amos, 89 of Elyria, died March 20, 2015 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center.
He was born November 7, 1925 in Wheeling, WV and graduated from St. Clairsville, High School in 1943 [1].
He was a 1949 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.
During WWII, from 1944 to 1946, Rorick served with the United States Marine Corps 1st Marine Division in Okinawa, where he was wounded [2] and received The Purple Heart. When the Korean War broke out, Rorick was recalled and in June of 1950, rejoined the 1st Marine Division in North Korea. He participated in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir Wikipedia, and although outnumbered by Chinese troops, they were able to break out of the encirclement and fight their way back to safety in South Korea. In 1952, Rorick was discharged as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was a member of Elyria V.F.W. #1079, a lifetime member of The Marine Corps League and the Chosin Reservoir Veteran Fraternity.
He was an insurance agent for 42 years, and vice president of Harold Rorick Insurance Company, Elyria. He had been an active member and former Sunday school teacher at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Elyria. He was a member of Elyria Rotary Club, a Paul Harris Fellow and a volunteer for Laubach Literary Program and Ohio Read. Speedy was a member of the Advisory Board of the Elyria Salvation Army, a member of the former Elyria Memorial Hospital Company, and for over twenty years delivered Meals on Wheels.
Rorick is survived by his wife Helen whom he married April 23, 1955; Daughters Beth, and Susan; 2 grandchildren and a brother.
He was preceded in death by his parents J. Grove Amos (1895-1981) and Ruth Rorick (1901-1994).
Rorick was known and loved by all for his warm, outgoing personality, and sense of humor. [3]
He is is buried in the Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, USA[4]
The descendants of William Milhous, Jr. and Martha Vickers page 151[5]
↑ Milhous, Dorothy Z.. The descendants of William Milhous, Jr. and Martha Vickers : 1971.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4S7-33Q : accessed 2 June 2015), Rorick Amos in household of J Grove Amos, Richland, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0044, sheet 17B, family 390, line 90, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1751; FHL microfilm 2,341,485.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWD5-FZ4 : accessed 2 June 2015), Rorick Amos in household of J Grov* Amos, Saint Clairsville, Richland Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-54, sheet 8B, family 155, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3030.
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