Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    633d Field Artillery Battalion

    Action Date:

    April 1943

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain (Field Artillery) Eugene P. Keyes, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action while serving as a Battery Commander, 633d Field Artillery Battalion, in Tunisia, in April 1943. At the risk of his life, when a direct hit ignited powder and the camouflage net at one of the guns, Captain Keyes helped pull the blazing net off the gun and helped care for the wounded.