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Personal info

Full name
KEENE, Joe Raymond
Date of birth
22 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
LaSalle Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Rochelle, Grant Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38652600
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Verschneid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 12 30

Immediate family

Members
Joe L. Keene (father)
Maggie P. Keene (mother)
Charley J. Keene (brother)
Thomas L. Keene (brother)
A.V. Keene (brother)

More information

Pfc Joe R. Keene enlisted at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana on 23 March 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.87thinfantrydivision.com, www.newspapers.com - The Weekly Town Talk

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Weekly Town Talk, Storiesbehindthestars.org