Homer Lee Kelly

Korean War
Service #3452334
UnitUSS Chevalier
RankFireman U.S. Navy
Date of DeathAugust 18 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Fireman (E3) Kelly was awarded 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
Fireman E3 Kelly served aboard the destroyer radar picket USS CHEVALIER (DDR-805) in Korean waters. He was listed as Missing in Action on August 18, 1950 and presumed dead on March 12, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.