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Personal info

Full name
KEYS, Frank Alvern
Date of birth
8 September 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Creston, Union County, Iowa
Hometown
Boone County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37692015
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Düren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 16 36

Immediate family

Members
Frank A. Keys (father)
Mary A. Keys (mother)
Paul A. Keys (brother)
Genevieve (Montgomery) Keys (wife)
Barbara E. Keys (daughter)
Gene A. Keys (son)

More information

Pfc Frank A. Keys enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa on 15 March 1944. He attended 1 year of high school and was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Bonus Case File

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Tim Keys (grandson)