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	58k	Reinhardt John Keppler was born in Ralston, Washington, on 22 January 1918. He was raised in that State and, after graduation from Wapato High School, he enlisted in the US Navy in February 1936 and reenlisted in April 1940. Keppler was promoted to First Class Petty Officer at the beginning of October 1941. During the Second World War, while serving in the heavy cruiser San Francisco, he saw combat action at Pearl Harbor, early wartime raids against Bougainville and New Guinea, and during the Guadalcanal Campaign. When a Japanese bomber crashed into his ship on 12 November 1942, at the beginning of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, he assisted in caring for the resulting casualties. That night, as San Francisco participated in a chaotic battle with enemy warships, he labored valiantly, despite mortal wounds, to save his ship and wounded shipmates. For his "extraordinary heroism and distinguished courage" on these occasions, Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Reinhardt J. Keppler was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Photo #: NH 85186-A. Boatswain's Mate First Class Reinhardt J. Keppler, USN, this image is a retouched version of that seen in Photo #: NH 85185. US Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Bill Gonyo
	113k	Undated, location unknown.		Glenn Heckard ET2 (USN-RET)
	90k	Undated photo taken after her FRAM conversion.		SKC Donald J. Holland, USN (Ret)
	131k	Undated, location unknown.		Jim Battenfelder
	88k	Undated, the Mediterranean island of Malta.		Jim Battenfelder
	130k	Undated, location unknown.		David Buell
	215k	The USS Valley Forge (CV-45) along with the USS William C. Lawe (DD-763), USS William M. Wood (DD-715), USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764) and the USS Keppler (DD-765) during their 1948 World Cruise, location unknown.		Bob Bush
	52k	Circa 1953, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	76k	L-R, USS Keppler (DDE-765), USS Fred T. Berry (DDE-858), USS Norris (DDE-859), USS McCaffery (DDE-860) and USS Harwood (DDE-861 of DesRon 6 steaming through the Caribbean in June 1956.		Robert Hurst
	76k	Scenes from the USS Lloyd Thomas Cruisebook from Jan-Mar 1957. From the collection of Robert Frampton, CAPT (SC), USN (Ret.). In this photo are the USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764), USS Keppler (DD-765) and the USS Harwood (DD-861).		Robert Hall
	91k	Newport, RI September 1966.		© Richard Leonhardt
	73k	Newport, RI October 1966.		© Richard Leonhardt
	40k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	38k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	33k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
On Turkish Service
	40k	As the TCG TINAZTEPE D355.		Murat Kurtulmus

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