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Personal info

Full name
KELLER, Charles H
Date of birth
5 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Pleasant, Allen County, Indiana
Hometown
Auburn, Allen County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35227196
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 12 11

Immediate family

Members
William Keller (father)
Delcie (Reed) Keller (mother)
James Keller (brother)
Benjamin H. Keller (brother)
Arthur R. Keller (brother)
Kenneth E. Keller (brother)
Howard C. Keller (brother)
Marie Keller (sister)
Bertha Keller (sister)
Clarence R. Keller (brother)
Leo E. Keller (brother)

More information

Pfc Charles H. Keller was a milk man before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 24 August 1943.

He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal twice for wounds, sustained in action. He had returned to his unit ten days earlier, after recovering form his last wound, when he was killed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Lesk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 census / Birth Certificate, www.newspapers.com - Garrett Clipper

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Lesk