KIA Solomon Islands, Lieut US Marine Corps,
First Raider Battalion. Buried in Bryan Cemeter
in 1948.
Son of Ira Floyd and Agnes H. Sears Key.
Eugene Morland Key was born in Conroe,Texas. He enlisted in the U.S Marine Corp Reserve in February 1941 as a commissioned Second Lieutenant 29 May 1941. He served at San Diego and Washington D.C. before joining the 1ST Marine Raider Battalion on 19 March 1942. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 4 June 1942 and he participated in the amphibious invasion of Tulagi Island, Solomons on 7 August 1942. While leading the assault against a heavily defended enemy position, Lt. Key was hit by hostile sniper fire. Although mortally wounded, he struggled forward and threw hand grenades into the Japanese position, thus destroying the enemy resistance and allowing his platoon to advance without further loss. For his "indomitable fighting spirit, outstanding skill, and personal valor" First Lieutenant Key was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. The U.S.S.Key (DE-348) was launched 12 February 1944 in his honor, by Mrs.Ira Key, his mother.
First Raider Battalion. Buried in Bryan Cemeter
in 1948.
Son of Ira Floyd and Agnes H. Sears Key.
Eugene Morland Key was born in Conroe,Texas. He enlisted in the U.S Marine Corp Reserve in February 1941 as a commissioned Second Lieutenant 29 May 1941. He served at San Diego and Washington D.C. before joining the 1ST Marine Raider Battalion on 19 March 1942. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 4 June 1942 and he participated in the amphibious invasion of Tulagi Island, Solomons on 7 August 1942. While leading the assault against a heavily defended enemy position, Lt. Key was hit by hostile sniper fire. Although mortally wounded, he struggled forward and threw hand grenades into the Japanese position, thus destroying the enemy resistance and allowing his platoon to advance without further loss. For his "indomitable fighting spirit, outstanding skill, and personal valor" First Lieutenant Key was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. The U.S.S.Key (DE-348) was launched 12 February 1944 in his honor, by Mrs.Ira Key, his mother.
KIA Solomon Islands, Lieut US Marine Corps,
First Raider Battalion. Buried in Bryan Cemeter
in 1948.
Son of Ira Floyd and Agnes H. Sears Key.
Eugene Morland Key was born in Conroe,Texas. He enlisted in the U.S Marine Corp Reserve in February 1941 as a commissioned Second Lieutenant 29 May 1941. He served at San Diego and Washington D.C. before joining the 1ST Marine Raider Battalion on 19 March 1942. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 4 June 1942 and he participated in the amphibious invasion of Tulagi Island, Solomons on 7 August 1942. While leading the assault against a heavily defended enemy position, Lt. Key was hit by hostile sniper fire. Although mortally wounded, he struggled forward and threw hand grenades into the Japanese position, thus destroying the enemy resistance and allowing his platoon to advance without further loss. For his "indomitable fighting spirit, outstanding skill, and personal valor" First Lieutenant Key was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. The U.S.S.Key (DE-348) was launched 12 February 1944 in his honor, by Mrs.Ira Key, his mother.
First Raider Battalion. Buried in Bryan Cemeter
in 1948.
Son of Ira Floyd and Agnes H. Sears Key.
Eugene Morland Key was born in Conroe,Texas. He enlisted in the U.S Marine Corp Reserve in February 1941 as a commissioned Second Lieutenant 29 May 1941. He served at San Diego and Washington D.C. before joining the 1ST Marine Raider Battalion on 19 March 1942. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 4 June 1942 and he participated in the amphibious invasion of Tulagi Island, Solomons on 7 August 1942. While leading the assault against a heavily defended enemy position, Lt. Key was hit by hostile sniper fire. Although mortally wounded, he struggled forward and threw hand grenades into the Japanese position, thus destroying the enemy resistance and allowing his platoon to advance without further loss. For his "indomitable fighting spirit, outstanding skill, and personal valor" First Lieutenant Key was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. The U.S.S.Key (DE-348) was launched 12 February 1944 in his honor, by Mrs.Ira Key, his mother.
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