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Bernard
Marsh
Keogh
POW (WWII)
January 6, 1921

–

December 14, 2009

Born:

Fort Yates

, 

North Dakota

Home:

Parshall

, 

North Dakota

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    June 26, 1944
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 11775

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Bernard M. Keogh (ASN: 0-660650), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on or about June 26, 1944 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    741st Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    455th Bombardmeng Group

    Division:

    15th Air Force

    Action Date:

    June 26, 1944
    Headquarters, U.S. Army Air Forces-Mediterranean Theater of Operations, General Orders No. 41 (August 22, 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Captain (Air Corps) Bernard Marsh Keogh (ASN: 0-660650), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a B-24 Heavy Bomber of the 741st Bombardment Squadron, 455th Bombardment Group, FIFTEENTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces during a bombardment mission against an oil refinery at Moosbierbaum, Austria, on 26 June 1944. Major Keogh’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.