Woodrow W. Keeble
Woodrow W. Keeble | |
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MSG Woodrow W. Keeble, Medal of Honor recipient | |
| Born | May 16, 1917 Waubay, South Dakota |
| Died | January 28, 1982 (aged 64) Sisseton, South Dakota |
| Place of burial | Sisseton Cemetery, Sisseton, South Dakota |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1946, 1951–1952 |
| Rank | Master Sergeant |
| Unit | Company I, 164th Infantry Regiment 1st Platoon, George Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War II Korean War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor Silver Star (2) Bronze Star with "V" Device (2) Purple Heart (4) |
Woodrow Wilson Keeble (May 16, 1917 – January 28, 1982) (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) was a U.S. Army National Guard combat veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. In 2008, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic actions during the Korean War. He was a member of the people of the Lake Traverse Reservation, a federally recognized tribe of Dakota people.
On March 3, 2008, following a long campaign by his family and the congressional delegations of both North and South Dakota, President George W. Bush posthumously awarded Keeble the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on October 20, 1951, in the Korean War. Keeble had previously been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for these actions in 1952. He was wounded at least twice in World War II and three times in Korea, but he had received only two Purple Hearts for these injuries; later he was credited with four Purple Hearts.