I read about him on Facebook on the Marines' page: "During the ensuing fierce engagement, an enemy soldier managed to maneuver through the dense foliage to a position near the Marines, and hurled a hand grenade into their midst which glanced off the chest of G/Sgt. Kellogg. Quick to act, he forced the grenade into the mud in which he was standing, threw himself over the lethal weapon and absorbed the full effects of its detonation with his body thereby preventing serious injury or possible death to several of his fellow Marines." Excerpt from MOH citation for Sgt. Maj. Allan J. Kellogg
In searching for more information, I found Modern American Heroes, a blog by Norman Fulkerson, the author of An American Knight: The Life of Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC. There I read about more. Wow. There are still knights in shining armor. May God bless them and their families.
American Knight is Mr. Fulkerson's website. Modern American Heroes is his blog.
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