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Personal info

Full name
KELLER, Jack Gordon
Date of birth
19 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37620500
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ferschweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 10 8

Immediate family

Members
Andrew J. Keller (father)
Margaret Keller (mother)

More information

Pfc Jack G. Keller graduated from Southwest High School in 1943.

He enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 27 July 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Southwest High School 1943