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KEEGSTRA, James Edward Sr - Date of
birth
5 February 1919 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan -
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36474702 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
21st Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Heilbronn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 25 | 42 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward Keegstra (father)
Mamie (Bosscher) Keegstra (mother)
Anna Keegstra (sister)
Fredda M. Keegstra (sister)
Donald Keegstra (brother)
Edward Keegstra (brother)
Mary E. (Goldammer) Keegstra (wife)
Mary Keegstra (daughter)
James E. Keegstra Jr. (son)
John W. Keegstra (son)
Donald Keegstra (son)
More information
Pfc James E. Keegstra graduated from Central High School and was employed at the A and P Tea Company before he enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 24 August 1944. He was overseas for only six weeks.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
His brother, Lt Donald Keegstra, was killed when his Liberator bomber crashed in England in February 1944. They are buried side by side.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hendrick Family Tree / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com, www.newspapers.com - The Grand Rapids Press - 16 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Nicole Leibrecht (Gros), www.newspapers.com - The Grand Rapids Press - 16 April 1945