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KEITH, Sheridan J - Date of
birth
22 December 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cresson, Cambrian County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Cresson, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33757869 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bigonville, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Sheridan P. Keith (father)
Mae E. Keith (mother)
Mildred F. Keith (sister)
William E. Keith (brother)
Betty Keith (sister)
More information
Pvt Sheridan J. Keith enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 5 April 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Joel Frampton Gilfert