Denzil Keelor Military person

Air Marshal Denzil Keelor PVSM, AVSM, VrC, KC (born 7 December 1933) is a retired Indian Air Force air marshal and a hero of the Indo-Pakistani war. He was honoured with a number of medals including the Veer Chakra, the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, the Keerti Chakra and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. He has a younger brother, Trevor, who was also honoured for his service in the Indian Air Force. Both brothers have a Veer Chakra for the same feat of shooting down a Sabre jet. This is the first time two brothers have received Veer Chakras for the same reason.

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Birth dateDecember 07, 1933
Birth place
Lucknow

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award
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Kirti Chakra
Vir Chakra
military operations
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
service start1954
service end1991

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