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127-G-515598 Private John Joseph Kelly, USMC

Photo #: 127-G-515598  Private John Joseph Kelly, USMC
Title: Private John Joseph Kelly, USMC
Description: Wearing the French Croix de Guerre medal, with Palm, at an awards presentation ceremony, during or shortly after World War I. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 3 October 1918, during combat action against a German machine-gun nest at Blanc Mont Ridge, France, Private Kelly was awarded both U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Medals of Honor. U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 127-G-515598
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