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KEIM, Robert Eugene - Date of
birth
15 March 1911 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33365365 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Service Company,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 19 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar E. Keim (father)
Henrietta (Kinley) Keim (mother)
Alice M. Keim (sister)
Florene A. Keim (sister)
Mildred Keim (sister)
Dorothea L. Keim (sister)
Violet E. Keim (sister)
Ruth E. Keim (sister)
John R. Keim (brother)
Warren O. Keim (brother)
Oscar E. Keim Jr. (brother)
Mildred (Ney) Keim (wife)
More information
Pfc Robert E. Keim enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, on 28 April 1942.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Lebanon Daily News - 11 January 1943,
www.ww2-airborne.us/units/507/507_honor_kl.html, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / Pennsylvania, County Marriages / Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: Jos Slijpen, Lebanon Daily News - 21 June 1946