Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Ke - surnames |
Harry Martin Keat was born Dec. 20, 1893 to Richard Samuel and Sarah E. Tate Keat. He died May 17, 1942 and is memorialized at the East Coast Memorial, New York, NY.
Petty Officer Keat served in World War II with the U.S. Navy* and was assigned to the naval armed guard aboard the SS Gulfoil (tanker) which was sunk by a torpedo from U-506. He was MIA/FOD/KIA was awarded the Purple Heart.
*Harry enlisted in the Navy in 1912 and served eight years. Despite his advanced age, when war came he insisted on going back in the Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
William Damos “Bill” Keith was born Feb. 1, 1920 to Peter R. and Marie Ellerbroek Keith. He died May 28, 2004.
Bill served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Louis Joseph Kelly was born Oct. 8, 1906 to Marquis Joseph and Mary Guthrie Kelly. He died June 29, 1984 and is buried in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Orange, CA.
Louis served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry Replacement Training Center, Camp Roberts, CA.
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Robert James “Bud” Kelly was born Jan. 24, 1915 to Marquis Joseph and Mary Gurhrie Kelly. He died Dec. 20, 1980 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Headquarters Squadron, 38th Air Depot Group and Headquarters Squadron Air Force Service Command in Italy and France.
Source: ancestry.com
Paul Kenneth Kempf was born May 30, 1921 to Wheeler and Ellinor Jentsch Kempf. He died Jan. 1, 1991 and is buried in Manning Cemetery, Manning, IA.
Pvt. Kempf served in World War II with the U.S. Army 197th Quartermaster Gas Supply Company and 3026th Quartermaster Mobile Bakery.
Source: ancestry.com
Earl Fred Kennebeck was born Sept. 27, 1925 to William and Josephine Werner Kennebeck. He died Apr. 6, 2006 and is buried in Saint Bernards Cemetery, Breda, IA.
Sgt. Kennebeck served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
George Robert Kennebeck was born June 5, 1892 to George and Elizabeth Gleason Kennebeck. He died Apr. 29, 1969 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Maj. Gen. Kennebeck served with the U.S. Air Force in World War I, World War II and Korea.
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Marvin Edward Kennebeck was born Oct. 19, 1901 to George and Elizabeth Gleason Kennebeck. He died June 18, 1990 and is buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX.
Maj. Gen. Kennebeck served with the U.S. Air Force in World War II and Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Henry Kerkhoff was born June 18, 1925 to Henry George and Pauline Anna Sextro Kerkhoff. He died June 14, 1993 and is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Templeton, IA.
Sgt. Kerkhoff served in World War II with the U.S. Army Headquarters Co. Shore Battalion, 532nd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment.
Source: ancestry.com
Paul John Kerper was born Sept. 25, 1907 to Jacob and Mary Ann Hettinger Kerper. He died June 29, 1973 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Sgt. Kerper served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Anthony Kerwin was born Feb. 7, 1925 to William J. and Lillian F. Hoeft Kerwin. He died Sept. 26, 1999 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Set. Kerwin served in World War II with the U.S. Army 93rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, 13th Armored Division.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated Aug 2021