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Sometimes we need to see a story that inspires us. With that in mind, here is John J. Kelly.
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John Joseph Kelly
Date of birth: June 24, 1898
Date of death: November 20, 1957
Burial location: Des Plaines, Illinois
Place of Birth: Illinois, Chicago
Home of record: Chicago Illinois
Received 2 Medal of Honor awards: One from the Army, and one from the Navy.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private John Joseph Kelly (MCSN: 87666), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 78th Company, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action at Blanc Mont Ridge, France, 3 October 1918.
Private Kelly ran through our own barrage 100 yards in advance of the front line and attacked an enemy machinegun nest, killing the gunner with a grenade, shooting another member of the crew with his pistol, and returning through the barrage with eight prisoners.
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John Joseph Kelly
Date of birth: June 24, 1898
Date of death: November 20, 1957
Burial location: Des Plaines, Illinois
Place of Birth: Illinois, Chicago
Home of record: Chicago Illinois
Received 2 Medal of Honor awards: One from the Army, and one from the Navy.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private John Joseph Kelly (MCSN: 87666), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 78th Company, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action at Blanc Mont Ridge, France, 3 October 1918.
Private Kelly ran through our own barrage 100 yards in advance of the front line and attacked an enemy machinegun nest, killing the gunner with a grenade, shooting another member of the crew with his pistol, and returning through the barrage with eight prisoners.
Valor awards for John Joseph Kelly
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