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Grove City Widow Will Get MedalPosthumous Congressional MedalOf Honor For Mrs. Marv E.ft!Kelly In PittsburghPITTSBURGH, Feb. 8.—UNS*Mrs. Mary E. Kelly, of Grove Citv.will receive the Congressional Medalof Honor, bestowed posthumously onher husband, Sgt. John D. Kelly, tomorrow in Logan Armory, present will be his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Kelly, of Cambridge Springs.The presentation by Col. Lucius McK. Crumrine, commander of the Pittsburgh sub district. Third Seiv-ice Command, is in recognition of the Grove City hero's “conspicuous gallantry beyond the call of duty” in the fighting near Cherbourg last summer.Kelly died of wounds November 23 after lie captured the gun crews of enemy machine guns by attaching explosives to the end of a 10-foot pole and blowing off the ends of their weapons.
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New Castle News
New Castle, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Feb 08, 1945
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