Staff Sergeant Jonah E. Kelley

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Staff Sergeant Jonah E. Kelley was a highly decorated U.S. Army noncommissioned officer and World War II hero who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his extraordinary bravery in combat.

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Staff Sergeant Jonah E. Kelley canonical 1

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instanceOf Medal of Honor recipient ⓘ
United States Army soldier ⓘ
human ⓘ
non-commissioned officer ⓘ
actedDespiteWounds yes ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
awardReceived Bronze Star Medal ⓘ
Medal of Honor ⓘ
Purple Heart ⓘ
burialPlace Queens Point Memorial Cemetery, Keyser, West Virginia, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
commemoratedBy Jonah Edward Kelley Memorial Bridge ⓘ
commemoratedIn Medal of Honor historical records ⓘ
linked to: Medal of Honor
conflict World War II ⓘ
continuedToLeadUnderFire yes ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1923-04-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1945-01-31 ⓘ
deathManner combat death ⓘ
familyName Kelley ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Jonah ⓘ
linked to: Giona
honoredAs war hero ⓘ
MedalOfHonorCitationFocus actions near Kesternich, Germany, January 30–31, 1945 ⓘ
memorials local memorials in Keyser, West Virginia ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank Staff Sergeant ⓘ
notableFor heroism in infantry combat in World War II ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
placeOfBirth Keyser, West Virginia, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath near Kesternich, Germany ⓘ
posthumousAward Medal of Honor ⓘ
reasonForAward extraordinary heroism in action ⓘ
sacrificedLifeToSaveOthers yes ⓘ
serviceNumber U.S. Army enlisted service number (exact value not confirmed) ⓘ
serviceStartTime during World War II (exact enlistment date not confirmed) ⓘ
stateOfOrigin West Virginia ⓘ
theaterOfWar European Theater of Operations ⓘ
unit 3rd Battalion, 78th Infantry Division ⓘ
Company E, 311th Infantry Regiment ⓘ

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Kelley Barracks → namedAfter → Staff Sergeant Jonah E. Kelley ⓘ