WWII · Battle Death Record
John D. Kelly
Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army · Pennsylvania
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- John D. Kelly
- Entered the Service From
- Pennsylvania
- Rank
- Technical Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- November 23, 1944
- Awards
- Medal of Honor
- Burial / Memorial
- Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Their story
Climbed an exposed slope under fire at Fort du Roule above Cherbourg to destroy an enemy strongpoint with pole charges. He was killed in later fighting in the Vosges. Awarded the Medal of Honor.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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