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John E. Kilmer

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient

Died when: 21 years 364 days (263 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

John E. Kilmer

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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