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Claude
Owen
Kell

Home:

Burlingame

, 

California

Claude Kell graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1915. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Claude Owen Kell, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during World War II.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral

    Action Date:

    December 1941 – October 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 352 (July 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Claude Owen Kell, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with SupShips, San Francisco, California, from December 1941 to October 1944.