Korean War
Service # | 18002350 |
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Rank | Master Sergeant U.S. Army |
Date of Death | August 19 1950 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Master Sergeant Keeney was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Master Sergeant Keeney was a member of the 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was seriously wounded on August 19, 1950 while fighting the enemy at the Pusan Perimeter near Munchon South Korea and died of those wounds later that day.