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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Division:

    U.S.S. LCI (L) 440

    Action Date:

    February 22, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 369 (November 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Cole J. Keyes, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action while serving in LCI (L) 440, at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, on 22 February 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.