marines forces. Keating was later decorated with the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for his heroic achievement during operations against Japanese forces and also with the Navy Presidential Unit Citation. The 11th Marine Regiment was sent to Australia for rest and refit in December 1942. Keating, who was already promoted to the rank of colonel on 5 November 1942, was appointed commanding officer of the 1st 155mm Howitzer Battalion attached to the III Amphibious Corps Artillery under Brigadier General Pedro del Valle. Keating led his unit during the Recapture of Guam in July 1944 and was decorated with a second Bronze Star Medal for his service there. He and his unit also received a second Navy Presidential Unit Citation. Colonel Keating was transferred back to the United States in October 1944 and assigned to Intelligence Section within Headquarters Marine Corps. He was first appointed Section executive officer and later succeeded Colonel Edmond J. Buckley as section director in December 1944. Keating remained in this capacity until December 1945. Postwar career During July 1945, Keating was commissioned in the regular Marine Corps and was appointed director of the Fourth Reserve District Headquarters in Philadelphia. He was later transferred to Hawaii, where he assumed command of Camp Catlin, where was stationed the Headquarters, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. Keating also served simultaneously as assistant chief of staff and intelligence officer of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. He was transferred back to the United States in June 1949 and assigned to Marine Corps Base Quantico, where he was appointed legal officer and later officer in charge of local Marine Corps Schools. His final assignment came in September 1951, when he was appointed director, Administrative Division, Headquarters Marine Corps. Keating retired from the Marine Corps on June 30, 1955, and was advanced to the rank of brigadier general on the retired list for having been specially commended in combat. Brigadier General James J. Keating died on December 18, 1978, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, together with his wife Elizabeth C. Keating (1894–1989). Decorations Here is the ribbon bar of Brigadier General James J. Keating: References 1895 births 1978 deaths People from Monterey County, California Harvard Law School alumni United States Marine Corps reservists United States Marine Corps generals United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II Burials at Arlington National Cemetery