Robert S. Kennemore
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 68 years 309 days (826 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Robert Sidney Kennemore (June 21, 1920 – April 26, 1989), 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.
Staff Sergeant Kennemore, who lost both of his legs through his unselfish sacrifice, was the 23rd Marine to receive his nation's highest award for heroism in Korea.
The medal was presented to him by President Harry S.Truman during ceremonies at the White House on November 24, 1952.
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