Korean War
Service # | 9007036 |
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Rank | Hospital Corpsman Third Class U.S. Navy |
Date of Death | March 27 1953 |
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Navy Cross
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Hospital Corpsman Third Class Keenan was awarded the Navy Cross, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Keenan served with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Although wounded, he refused evacuation and was killed while tending his wounded comrades from Company F near "Reno Block", Korea on March 27, 1953.