Leo John Kelly, III
Second Lieutenant
I CO, 3RD BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 25, 1944 to May 19, 1967
LEO J KELLY III is on the Wall at Panel 20E, Line 45

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Combat Action Ribbon
 

 
06 Nov 2006

REMEMBERED

by a fellow veteran.
E-mail address is not available.

 
05 Feb 2008

Please, anyone having any information regarding Marine Leo Kelly who was in the south of Spain in Jan or Feb of 1963 and may have been the 2nd Lt. who was killed in action in Viet Nam in 1967 contact me at tart836@aol.com.

Thank you,
Connie Tartini
tart836@aol.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

During the first half of May 1967 the 3rd Bn, 4th Marines was on Okinawa for refurbishment. They returned to Vietnam on the 16th and immediately were committed to OPERATION HICKORY. HICKORY was conducted in the southern part of the DMZ and was intended to clean out the NVA's infrastructure in the area. On 19 May, while operating just south of the DMZ near Con Thien, India 3/4 was hit by four 82mm mortar rounds, killing four men:
  • 2ndLt Leo J. Kelly, Pittsburgh, PA;
  • Sgt James F. Akins, Smartt, TN;
  • HN John A. Hollingsworth, Little Rock, AR, Corpsman, H&S with India 3/4; and
  • Pfc Thomas A. Ronald, Tuscarawas, OH.

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