Robert S. Kennemore
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 35 years ago |
Date of birth | June 21,1920 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Greenville |
South Carolina | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 26,1989 |
Died | Oakland |
California | |
United States | |
Battles and wars | Battle of Guadalcanal |
World War II | |
Guadalcanal campaign | |
Korean War | |
Second Battle of Seoul | |
Battle of Chosin Reservoir | |
Allegiance | United States |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Purple Heart | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1347025 |
Robert S. Kennemore Life story
Robert Sidney Kennemore, of Greenville, South Carolina, earned the Medal of Honor during the bitter Chosin Reservoir campaign of November 1950, when he deliberately covered an enemy grenade with his foot to keep his men from being wounded or killed.