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KEENE, Durwood G - Date of
birth
23 August 1917 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Four Oaks, Johnston County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20758025 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Laubach, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 46 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert A. Keene (father)
Violet K. (Lassiter) Keene (mother)
Hugh E. Keene (brother)
Mildred L. Keene (sister)
Almond K. Keene (brother)
Joseph W. Keene (brother)
Norma L. Keene (sister)
Dorothy I. Keene (sister)
More information
Cpl Durwood G. Keene joined the National Guard on 6 January 1941.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 143rd-aar-to-September-1944.pdf, https://36th-id.frb.io/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Damaris Acevedo