Congressman Chris Smith honors WWII Vet on his birthday
Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ4) presented U.S. Navy veteran Bill Kelly with a U.S. Flag which had flown over the Capitol during a celebration of the WWII hero’s 93rd birthday earlier this week at the Claremont Center in Pt. Pleasant.
Kelly served on the U.S.S. Laffey during World War Two. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal for wounds he received in battle on board the ship on April 16, 1945, when the Laffey endured a large-scale kamikaze air attack by Japanese planes. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 17th, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Smith, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: Bill Kelly, CD-4, Congressman Chris Smith, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, U.S.S. Laffey, World War II | 2 Comments »