European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To n hero r i engr c in renames Fca Serne after a Captain who fell near Kasserine the germans punched on through in the dark and later in Daylight they overran cleared the arid rolled into Kasserine Valley Mohite the battered Urt thereto Jack c h i c a g o Tribune car correspondent in danger history of 1st inf that was Kasserine pass in february that was where capt Charles co of d 1st engr c in lived and everybody was worn dog under constant German unsure of units on the Uncertain of attacked by German that was Kasserine and that was where on March 1943 capt Charles fought and in the Home Kaseane of the 1st engr c in has been named in Honor of Kelley who one of the most Brilliant War records of any Soldier with the battalion throughout its Long Kelley Barracks stands As a tribute to the 22yearold twice decorated officer whose life exemplified ideals for which so Many americans fought and Kelley was on in Jackson the son of and Charles he was graduated from Joan of arc grammar school and Regis High school in new York before entering the Massachusetts Institute of at he majored in civil engineering where he was an Honor he was also a member of the Roth and upon graduation in 1942 received the award As the Best following his he went into the army As a second corps of aus and was assigned to the 1st engr c in at Camp Kelley was a first lieutenant at the time of the african invasion and his work during the invasion was so outstanding that the then battalion commander collected All the heavy weapons and half tracks in the unit and formed a new com co and with permission of maj Gen Terry 1st div promoted Kelley to company co and his Trust was soon Kelley shortly received the Silver Star for his work during the Oran offensive according to he commandeered a Hal track took it two Miles Over roads constantly swept by and sniper and succeeded in ammunition and water to the Kelley led All the battalion motor movements standing in his half he liked Ito go soldiers and had great Confidence in his map on a reconnaissance his jeep hit a he had been ahead of his unit inspecting the directing the Clearing of mines and spot maj Gen John Dahlquist told the men of the 1st engr c in on armistice Day you Honor yourselves when you take the name of capt Kelley for your battalion present at the Cere monies naming Kelley Barracks were Kelleys Mother and father who had Flowry from new York As the guests of it col co of the speaking to the men of the told of his and his wife Pride in the tribute to their son and he told the men his son had often written of his Pride being a member of the unit 1 perhaps the greatest tribute paid to is in a simple letter which it col Henry Rowland penned during a Brief combat Lull a few Days after Kelleys Rowland told that her son was absolutely out standing the officers of this unit for his courage and spirit the men in the company he commanded actually idolized him and i know from talking j with them that they have i a sense of horror that it should have been f him of All Section members of the 1st div March by the reviewing stand during the ceremonies honouring capt who died during the Battle for Kasserine inset above is a photo of capt Kelley As an Honor graduate from Massachusetts Institute of and Charles Kelley and it col 1st engr View the memorial plaque to the the late capt John a wartime company commander in in whose Honor the battalion Barracks was