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