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  • Kenneth L. Worley
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  • Kenneth Lee Worley (April 4, 1948 – August 12, 1968) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam. On August 12, 1968, Worley sacrificed his own life when he threw himself on a grenade to save the lives of several fellow Marines.
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Unit
  • 3
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Number
  • 0
  • 4
serviceyears
  • 1967
Birth Date
  • 1948-04-27
Branch
death place
  • KIA at Bo Ban, Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam
Name
  • Kenneth Lee Worley
Type
  • award-star
  • service-star
Caption
  • Kenneth L. Worley, Medal of Honor recipient
Width
  • 106
Ribbon
  • Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
  • National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • Purple Heart BAR.svg
  • Vietnam Service Ribbon.svg
  • Vietnam Campaign Medal Ribbon.png
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
Awards
death date
  • 1968-08-12
Rank
Allegiance
Battles
Alt
  • A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars
placeofburial
  • Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, California
abstract
  • Kenneth Lee Worley (April 4, 1948 – August 12, 1968) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam. On August 12, 1968, Worley sacrificed his own life when he threw himself on a grenade to save the lives of several fellow Marines.