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Henry Hulbert and the USS Hulbert
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Went to an exclusive Felsted School in Essex
They were found out
He was exiled from Malaysia
She was put on a ship bound to England,
but it crashed on the way, killing the crew and passangers.
He went to America, having nowhere else to go, and joined the marines. He was stationed on the USS Philadelphia, which promply left for the Samoan Islands
The landing force was ambushed by a larger rebel group. Hulbert,
despite being wounded, and the fact that he was under
fire from three sides, stood his ground, refusing to withdraw
until the main body had established a new defensive perimeter
Left USS Philadelphia and steadly
rose through the ranks
Mt Blanc
Hulbert, now 51, again shipped out, this time to France.
The Allies were making ground, and he needed to be a part of it
He was old enough to be the father of the men in his unit.
At Mt. Blanc, France, the 5th regiment's bloodiest day, Hulbert was leading his men into the German ternches, as he was struck down by an unknown german machine gunner.
The French awarded him with the Croix de Guerre Order of the Army for his deeds.
Henry Hulbert
On June 28th, the now widowed Victoria C Hulbert christened the destroyer USS Henry L Hulbert
The USS Hulbert took part in destroyer movements untill it was stationed at Pearl Harbor in August 1941
When Japaneese planes were spotted on December 7th, 1941, the USS Hulbert immediately opened fire and brought dow a kate II torpedo bomber and damaged two others. The Hulbert remained unscathed throughout the whole battle. Afterwards, her boats helped rescue sailors from the sinking battleships
She was used for patroling untill the end of the war
She was sold for scrap in 1945, but her bell was saved. It now stands in the Marine's Training Academy as a memorial to the man who gave his life for his adopted country
USS Henry L Hulbert
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USS Hulbert
Bibliography
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/hhulbert.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hulber_(DD-342)
http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwii/pearl/ph48.htm
Family Sorces
Early Life
in Yorkshire, England
Had three sibilings
Born on January 12th, 1867
Joined Britain's Colonial Civil Service
Stationed in Malaysia
Married Anne Rose Hewett
in June, 1888
Had one child, Sydney
The Marines
Remarrage
Exil from Malaysia
Started having an affair with his wife's sister
Exile from Malaisa
Samoa
The USS Philadelphia sailed to the island of Samoa
He was awarded the medal of Honor for his actions
Married Victoria C Hulbert, and had a daughter, Leila Hulbert