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  • Jack W. Kelso
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  • Jack William Kelso (January 23, 1934–October 2, 1952) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism on the night of October 2, 1952, when he was killed while covering the escape of fellow Marines from a besieged bunker. He was the 31st Marine to receive the United States's highest military decoration for heroism during the Korean War.
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Unit
  • 3
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Number
  • 0
  • 2
serviceyears
  • 1951
Birth Date
  • 1934-01-23
Branch
death place
  • Killed in action in Korea
Name
  • Jack William Kelso
Type
  • award-star
  • service-star
Caption
  • Jack W. Kelso, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
Width
  • 106
Ribbon
  • Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
  • Purple Heart BAR.svg
  • KSMRib.svg
  • United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png
  • Silver Star ribbon.svg
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Madera, California
Awards
death date
  • 1952-10-02
Rank
Allegiance
  • United States of AmericaUnited States of America
Battles
Alt
  • A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars
placeofburial
  • Washington Colony Cemetery, Fresno, California
abstract
  • Jack William Kelso (January 23, 1934–October 2, 1952) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism on the night of October 2, 1952, when he was killed while covering the escape of fellow Marines from a besieged bunker. He was the 31st Marine to receive the United States's highest military decoration for heroism during the Korean War.