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John Joseph Kelly (June 24, 1898 – November 20, 1957) was a United States Marine who was awarded both the Army and Navy Medals of Honor [1] for his heroic actions on October 13, 1918, at the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, France, during World War I.
Double recipient of the Medal of Honor, U.S. Marine John Joseph Kelly. Private John Kelly was destined for great feats of battle fighting in the ranks of the 4th Marine Brigade. He enlisted in the Corps at the age of 18 on May 15, 1917, in Port Royal, South Carolina.
John J. Kelly was born on 10 June 1967 in Liverpool, England, UK. He is a producer and production manager, known for Divergent (2014), Warrior (2011) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019).
Oct 2, 2023 · John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.
BLUF: Private John Joseph Kelly was a United States Marine awarded the Army and Navy Medals of Honor. Kelly was Kelly was attached to the 78th Company, 6th Regiment, 2nd Army Division, at the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge on 3 October 1918.
U.S. Marine Corps Private John Joseph Kelly was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War I.
Sep 25, 2019 · Tales of Honor Podcast. 1.29K subscribers. Subscribed. 9. 444 views 4 years ago. On episode two hundred and forty, the story of John J Kelly is told. All stories in September and October will...
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On 15 March 1919, General John J. Pershing, USA, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Force, presented the award to Kelly in Coblenz, Germany. Returning to the United States, he...
John Joseph Kelly, born in Chicago, Illinois, on 24 June 1898, enlisted as a private in the U.S. Marine Corps on 15 May 1917 in Port Royal, South Carolina. On 5 September 1917, he joined the 7th Company, 6th Regiment, at Quantico, Virginia, and on 12 September 1917, he was transferred to the 78th Company.
Sep 25, 2019 · John participated in several battles during World War 1 which earned him six Silver Stars but it was his actions during the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge that would earn him both the Army and Navy Medals of Honor.