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IRISH, Keith Leroy - Date of
birth
16 August 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Lorain County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1324625 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
411th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the Hohwald area, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 7 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gilbert Irish (father)
Laura Irish (mother)
Thelma Irish (sister)
Joan Irish (sister)
Jane C. (Julian) Irish (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Keith L. Irish enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 4 May 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / 1930 Census / 1940 Census, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/411th-regiment.html - Unit Journal for November 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-411-i-by-name.pdf,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks 1880-2013 Miami University Oxford Ohio 1940 / Lorain High School Lorain Ohio 1936