Korean War
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Service # | 13343811 |
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Unit | C CO 9 INF 2 DIV |
Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | November 26 1950 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Honolulu Memorial |
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Combat Infantryman Badge
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Korean Service Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
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Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Kelly was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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
Corporal Kelly was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 26, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered at the time. Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Kelly were accounted for in 2017, and his name remains permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.