Jack B. Kelly

	NAME Jack Bernard Kelly	NICKNAME —	SERVICE NUMBER 361752
	UNIT H&S/5th Marines Regimental Intelligence	HOME OF RECORD 969 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA	NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Cyrus Martin Kelly
	DATE OF BIRTH 1918	ENTERED SERVICE January 30, 1942	DATE OF LOSS August 13, 1942
	REGION Solomon Islands	CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal	CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead August 14, 1943
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Jack Kelly served with the R-2 (Intelligence) section of the 5th Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal. On the night of 12 August 1942, he joined a patrol led by Colonel Frank Goettge, intending to investigate reports of a surrendering Japanese encampment. The patrol was ambushed, isolated on its beachhead, and all but annihilated. Private Kelly was one of those who did not return. Initially listed as missing in action, he was declared dead as of 14 August 1943.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart	LAST KNOWN RANK Private	STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered	MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery