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Personal info

Full name
KEYES, Orville Fred
Date of birth
15 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36817823
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 January 1945
Place of death
Near Riedwihr - Wickerschwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 5 12

Immediate family

Members
Jimmie Keyes (father)
Viola Keyes (mother)
Ruby Keyes (sister)
Charlotte Keyes (sister)
Charis Keyes (brother)
Virginia Keyes (sister)
Edward Keyes (brother)
Lilamay Keyes (sister)

More information

Sgt Orville F. Keyes was employed by Stolper Steel.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy