page_title: John J. Kelly
section_title: Medal of Honor citations
hierarchical_section_title: John J. Kelly / Medal of Honor citations
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo #: NH 82738 Private John J. Kelly, USMC Portrait painting showing Kelly with medals and full dress uniform. Kelly was awarded the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity" during the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, France, on 3 October 1918. Note: The Army Medal of Honor is on the left in the top row of medals. Immediately to the right is the Navy Medal of Honor, in the "Tiffany Cross" pattern. Courtesy of Edward F. Murphy, 1974. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
context_page_description: John Joseph Kelly was a United States Marine who was awarded both the Army and Navy Medals of Honor for his heroic actions on October 13, 1918, at the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, France during World War I. He was the last surviving of 19 two-time Medal of Honor recipients when he died.
context_section_description: Army Medal of Honor
  Rank and organization:  Private, U.S. Marine Corps, 78th Company, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces.  Place and date: At Blanc Mont Ridge, France; October 3, 1918.  Entered service at: Chicago, Illinois. Born: June 24, 1898; Chicago, Illinois. General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 16 ( January 22, 1919).
  Citation:
  Private Kelly ran through our own barrage 100 yards in advance of the front line and attacked an enemy machinegun nest, killing the gunner with a grenade, shooting another member of the crew with his pistol, and returning through the barrage with eight prisoners.
  Navy Medal of Honor
  Kelly, John Joseph
  
  Private, U.S. Marine Corps
  
  78th Company, 6th Regiment
  Citation:
  For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy at BLANC MONT RIDGE, France, October 3, 1918. Private Kelly ran through our own barrage one hundred yards in advance of the front line and attacked an enemy machine-gun nest, killing the gunner with a grenade, shooting another member of the crew with his pistol and returned through the barrage with eight prisoners.
caption: The Army Medal of Honor is on the left in the top row of Kelly's medals. Immediately to the right is the Navy Medal of Honor, in the Tiffany Cross pattern.
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