Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
KELLER, Robert Richard
Date of birth
16 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Cloverdale, Putnam County, Ohio
Hometown
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35551413
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Selestat, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 5 69

Immediate family

Members
Harley R. Keller (father)
Ida M. Keller (mother)

More information

Pvt Robert R. Keller was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Camp Perry, Ohio on 23 March 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, 142ndaar-.pdf, https://36th-id.frb.io/ 

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy