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MCKEE, Willard Kenneth - Date of
birth
12 August 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Corning, Adams County, Iowa -
Hometown
Corning, Adams County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37734819 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
27 April 1945 - Place of
death
Aschaffenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert McKee (father)
Lucy L. (Rodman) McKee (mother)
Byson McKee (brother)
Elizabeth L. McKee (sister)
Nola (Gravett) McKee (wife)
Richard L. McKee (son)
Sandra L. McKee (daughter)
Dickey McKee (son)
More information
Pfc Willard K. McKee attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on 18 July 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Albee Family Tree / Houser Family Tree / Iowa State Census Collection, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Brad Albee
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Brad Albee