Caption | MGen Leonard Gerow presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to 1st Lt William J Kehaly of San Francisco, California on 11 Sep 1944 for Lt Kehaly’s actions on D-Day, 6 Jun 1944. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 11 Sep 1944 | |||||||||||
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Lt Kehaly was with the 146th Combat Engineer Battalion who successfully demolished anti-boat obstacles on Omaha Beach. Note Gen Gerow’s Colt 1911 pistol in unconventional, non-military holster.