TIL that US Marine John Kelly was the last person to be awarded 2 Medals of Honor. He ran 100 yards in advance of the front line and attacked an enemy machine gun nest, killed the gunner with a grenade, shot another man with his pistol, and returned with 8 prisoners. He was 19.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Kelly



Submitted March 06, 2015 at 07:02PM by yosemitetrailblazer http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2y72li/til_that_us_marine_john_kelly_was_the_last_person/