Boatswain’s Mate First Class Reinhardt John Keppler, 1942-

Awarded the Medal of Honor for Repair Party work aboard San Francisco during the 12-13 November battles in the Solomon Islands.  When a enemy torpedo plane crashed on the after machine-gun platform, he removed the wounded and saved lives of shipmates who would have perished.  That night, when the ship’s hanger was set afire by enemy projectiles off Savo Island, he bravely led a hose into the area and without assistance brought the fire under control. Later in the battle amid bursting shells, he directed fire fighting and assistance to wounded personnel, until he died from loss of blood.

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