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KELLER, Cleo Benton - Date of
birth
21 January 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Allen County, Indiana -
Hometown
Waynedale, Allen County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35252806 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Assistant Tank Driver -
Unit
741st Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Bendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 47 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry Keller (father)
Mary Keller (mother)
Della Keller (sister)
Dorothy Keller (sister)
Annabell Keller (sister)
Virgil Keller (brother)
Johnny Keller (brother)
More information
Pfc Cleo B. Keller enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 13 January 1942 and trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Fort Meade, Maryland, Camp Young, California, Camp Polk, Louisiana, Camp Pickett, Virginia and Fort Dix, New York. He was sent overseas for about twenty months before he was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Indiana Birth Index, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 741st Tank Battalion
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Journal Gazette - courtesy of Kathy McDermott