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Harry Kelley

Harry Kelley wearing a burgundy suit with a black tie, a red carnation in the lapel, and a burgundy veteran's cap

WWII Veteran Harry T. Kelley, 2007

Harry T. Kelley, 2007

Branch of Service: United States Navy
Military Service: Enlisted, August 29th, 1940 - August 29th, 1945

Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.

:24 - Done with the Military in 1945
1:45 - Enlisted into the Navy
4:14 - Attack on Pearl Harbor
5:43 - Under air raid and war experience

Harry T. Kelley Obituary

This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Sioux Falls, SD.

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Harry T. Kelley in uniform

Harry T. Kelley, Great Lakes Naval Station, 1940

Harry T. Kelley holding newspaper article

Living Through It, The Monitor (Article provided by Harry T. Kelley)

Newpaper article with photo of Harry Kelley looking on as Edward Scarborough receives a POW medal

Former Louisburg man earns POW medal (Article provided by Harry T. Kelley)

Newspaper article of Navy missing names list

A Navy "Missing" List (Article provided by Harry T. Kelley)

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