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KEOHAN, Francis Raymond - Date of
birth
4 June 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Salisbury, Westmoreland, New Brunswick, Canada -
Hometown
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31429802 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Engineer -
Unit
60th Engineer Combat Battalion,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Rheurdt, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stephen E. Keohan (father)
Mary A. (Daley) Keohan (mother)
Helen Keohan (sister)
Philipn V. Keohan (brother)
Joseph L. Keohan (brother)
More information
Pfc Francis R. Keohan worked as a foreman before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 7 January 1944.He was part of an outfit, making a reconnaissance of a stream near the small town of Rheurdt, Germany, early on this morning of 4 March 1945. As his unit approached the stream the enemy commenced shelling the area with mortars.
Pfc Keohan was killed instantly by shrapnel.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Family A. Fabrie, Lori Constantine (family), www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Family A. Fabrie