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KEITH, Robert L - Date of
birth
19 February 1914 -
Age
31 -
Place of birth
Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia -
Hometown
Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33218169 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
371st Field Artillery Battalion,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew T. Keith (father)
Mary (Shortt) Keith (mother)
John Keith (brother)
Mae Keith (sister)
Robert Keith (brother)
Cleo Keith (sister)
Beatrice Keith (sister)
More information
Pfc. Robert L. Keith worked at the CCC Camp at Hungry Mother Park before he enlisted on 24 November 1942 in Abingdon, Virginia. He drove a supply truck for the mines.
Source of information: Yannick, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – World War II Army Enlistment Records / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - D
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael V. Drachman / D