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KEILMAN, Robert A - Date of
birth
6 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Indiana -
Hometown
Schererville, St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35908115 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
Münster, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 5 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alphonse F. Keilman (father)
Margaret M. (Dumbsky) Keilman (mother)
Lenora M. Keilman (sister)
Lois M. Keilman (sister)
Harold A. Keilman (brother)
More information
Pvt Robert A. Keilman graduated from St. John Township High School in 1940 and worked for the Lever Brothers Co.He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 7 September 1944.
On 11 April 1945, he was wounded by a grenade in the vicinity of Ahlen and died the next day in Münster, Germany.
Source of information: www.archives.gov, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.schererville.org, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.schererville.org