KENNEDY, JOHN T.
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July 22, 1885-September 26, 1969. The only Citadel cadet who ever received the Medal of Honor. He attended The Citadel as a freshman in 1903-1904, then transferred to West Point where he graduated, in 1908. Nonetheless, he was a member of the Class of 1907 and also a member of the Association of Citadel Men. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1909, in the Philippines Campaign. (Sources: Medal of Honor, REF UB433 .A52, pp. 248-249; Register of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy, REF U410 .H35, entry #4684) (DH & EC)
See also Medal of Honor Recipients - Philippine Insurrection.
