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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 for his heroic actions on October 13, 1918, at the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, France, during World War I.
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- United States Marine Corps
John J. Kelly – Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge. BLUF: Private John Joseph Kelly was a United States Marine awarded the Army and Navy Medals of Honor. Kelly was attached to the 78th Company, 6th Regiment, 2nd Army Division, at the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge on 3 October 1918. On that day, Kelly advanced through an Allied barrage to take out a ...
October 3, 1918 - Corporal John H. Pruitt USMC and Private John J Kelly USMC, both serving with the 78th Company, 6th Regiment at Blanc Mont Ridge were awarded a Medal of Honor. Corporal Pruitt's award was posthumous
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John Francis Kelly (born May 11, 1950) is an American former political advisor and retired U.S. Marine Corps general who served as White House chief of staff for President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019. He had previously served as Secretary of Homeland Security in the Trump administration and was commander of United States Southern Command.
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- 1969 (USMS), 1970–1972 (USMC), 1972–1975 (inactive reserves), 1975–2016 (USMC)
Private, USMC, (1898-1957) John Joseph Kelly was born on 24 June 1898 in Chicago, Illinois. In May 1917 He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps from that state and participated in combat in France as a member of the Seventy-Eighth Company, Sixth Regiment, Second Division. On 3 October 1918, during the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, Kelly ran through ...
Sep 25, 2019 · John received his Medals from General Pershing on the 22nd of January, 1919, while in line with four Major Generals next to him waiting for their military awards. He was honorably discharged from the Marines at Quantico on the 14th of August, 1919, and he lived out his life in Chicago.
Oct 26, 2015 · Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, who has led U.S. Southern Command since November 2012 and whose military career spans more than 40 years, will retire this year.
