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MCKEEVER, Hugh Francis - Date of
birth
8 August 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1304256 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bischwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Francis H. McKeever (father)
Grace G. (Gallagher) McKeever (mother)
Jean M. McKeever (sister)
Robert B. McKeever (brother)
Mary A. McKeever (sister)
More information
1st Lt Hugh F. McKeever attended college for two years and was a salesman for Pearl Assurance Company before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 7 April 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.
Source of information: PeterSchouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - SueMac
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