John Edward Kilmer (August 15, 1930 – August 13, 1952) was a United States Navy hospitalman who was killed in action during the Battle of Bunker Hill (1952) while attached to a Marine Corps rifle company in the Korean War. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty on August 13, 1952.
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15 August 1930 Highland Park, Illinois
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Died |
13 August 1952 (aged 21) near Panmunjom, Korea
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Zodiac | Leo |
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