Kenneth L. Worley
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 56 years ago |
Date of birth | April 27,1948 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Farmington |
New Mexico | |
United States | |
Date of died | August 12,1968 |
Died | Quảng Nam |
Vietnam | |
Battles and wars | Vietnam War |
Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
Unit | 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines |
Awards | Purple Heart |
Medal of Honor | |
Place of burial | Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, California |
Servicebranch | United States Marine Corps |
Year of servic | 1967–1968 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1317009 |
Kenneth L. Worley Life story
Kenneth Lee Worley was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam. On August 12, 1968, Worley sacrificed his own life when he threw himself on a grenade to save the lives of several fellow Marines.