SGT JONAH E KELLEY T-APC 116
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Laid down January 29 1945 as MV LINK SPLICE a Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull Launched March 17 1945 Delivered to Maritime Commission August 28 1945 under contract to Moore-McCormack Line for operations Returned to Maritime Commission June 20 1946 and assigned to Army Transportation Service (ATS) |
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- Covers Page 1 (1968)
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Locy Type 2ft(n+u) |
1968-06-08 |
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Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...Nation Defense Service Medal
NAMESAKE - Staff Sgt. Jonah E. Kelley, a West Virginian serving with Company E, 311th Infantry, 78th Infantry Division, was killed in action as his squad spearheaded furious house to house fighting in Kesternich, Germany, on January 31 1945. On the 30th, he had led his squad through intense mortar and small arms fire in repeated assaults against barricaded German positions. Twice wounded, once in the back and once in the left hand he had refused all but initial first aid; continued to lead his men forward; and, after clearing the way to one house by using hand grenades pulling the pin with his teeth and tossing the explosive with his good arm, he had forced snipers to vacate a second house with his impaired, but still accurate, rifle fire. That night, he had sought medical attention; but, with dawn on the 31st, he had rejoined his squad as it continued its advance through the town. Twice that morning, he had located and silenced enemy positions. In dealing with the second, a machine gun in a heavily protected house, he ordered his squad to remain low; then dashed into the open and attacked the position. Hit several times, he fell to his knees 25 yards short of his objective; but, summoning extra strength, he emptied his rifle into the enemy position and silenced it before he died. For his courage, leadership, and sacrifice, Sgt. Kelley was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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