Military Involvement
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Robert Luke Keagle was born Oct. 13, 1925 to Clyde Wellington and Mabel Mae Keagle. He died Apr. 17, 1945 and has a cenotaph in Collins Cemetery, Collins, IA.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Air Corps and was MIA on a routine flight which crashed at sea near Mayport, FL.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Raymond Keasy was born Jan. 12, 1908 to Charles Samuel and Effie Mae Myers Keasy. He died Jan. 20, 1972 in CA.
Col. Keasy served in World War II with the U.S. Army in France, Germany and England with the Combat Engineers. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Silver Star and Purple Heart. He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Erwin Heinrich Fritz “Keek” Keeker was born July 3, 1910 to Henry and Mary Bell Kucker. He died May 19, 1979 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Cpl. Keeker served in World War II with the U.S. Army
Source: ancestry.com
Walter Francis Keffer was born Dec. 3, 1913 to Walter G. and Florence Kidder Keffer. He died Aug. 13, 1991.
Major Keffer served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps in India as an executive officer at an air base with the air transport command.
Source: ancestry.com
Wilbur Jacob Keigley was born Feb. 18, 1923 to Vere W. and Lillie Jones Keigley. He died Sept. 2, 2006 and is buried in Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery, Evansville, WY.
Petty Officer Keigley served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Token (AM-126). He also served in Korea.
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Theodore Warren Keigley was born Aug. 1, 1924 to Vere W. and Lillie Jones Keigley. He died May 6, 1956 and is buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, UT.
Petty Officer Keigley served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Robert Edgar Keigley was born Mar. 10, 1920 to Vere W. and Lillie Jones Keigley, He died Feb. 15, 1994 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Army supply division in Springfield, IL.
Source: ancestry.com
Corwin Belknap Keith was born Nov. 2, 1902 to David and Grace E. Keith. He died Dec. 7, 1979 and is buried in East Side Cemetery, Estherville, IA.
Petty Officer Keith served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Springfield (CL-66).
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Maxwell Gordon “Max” Keith was born Oct. 14, 1906 to David and Grace E. Keith. He died July 27, 2002.
Max served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Karl Kenneth Keith was born Sept. 21, 1908 to Wilmer M. and Myrtle Silverthorne Keith. He died Jan. 21, 1991 and is buried in Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport, IA.
Petty Officer Keith served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS LSM 473.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Wheeland Keith was born Apr. 16, 1909 to Randall C. and Elsie A. Wheeland Keith. He died Aug. 25, 1995 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, IA.
Petty Officer Keith served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Leo Ralph Keller was born Jan. 13, 1924 to Ralph and Eliza Gertrude Moore Keller. He died Nov. 23, 1977 and is buried in Phoenix Memorial Park and Mortuary, Phoenix, AZ.
Cpl. Keller served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 97th Repair Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Edward James Kelley was born Nov. 4, 1908 to Thomas E. and Margaret H. Reynolds Kelley. He died July 28, 1986 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Lt. Kelley served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in Guadalcanal, Okinawa and Hawaii. He was awarded the American Theater ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with 3 battle stars and the Philippine Liberation ribbon.
Source: ancestry.com
Jack Carlton Kelley was born June 16, 1926 to George L. and Clara Kelley. He died May 1960 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Jack served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the YMS-364 in the Philippine Islands.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth R. Kelley was born Dec. 8, 1913 to George Frank and Eva Hannigan Kelley. He died in 963 and is buried in Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, CO.
Lt. Kelley served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Armed Guard Center in New York and New Orleans.
Source: ancestry.com
Neil Douglas Kellogg was born Jan. 7, 1926 to Edgar Marquis and Elva Sarah Detweiler Kellogg. He died Mar. 10, 2015 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
Neil served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Howard (DMS-7) and the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, IL.
Source: ancestry.com
Wendell Clifford Kellogg was born Jan. 3, 1914 to Sherman Chauncey and Dora Gertrude Lamar Kellogg. He died Jan. 2, 2007 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Wendell served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Clarence Francis Kelly was born Oct. 18, 1906 to Alfred E. and Christine Kelly. He died May 5, 1976 and is buried in Four Mile Cemetery, Humboldt, NE.
Lt. Kelly served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Scott (DE-214).
Source: ancestry.com
Edward Joseph Kelly was born May 31, 1922 to Thomas J. and Isabelle Fandel Kelly. He died Nov. 26, 2006 and is buried in West End Cemetery, Buhl, Idaho.
Lt. Kelly served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5).
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Lester Kelso was born Feb. 28, 1921 to John K. and Nettie Hubbard Kelso. He died Nov. 18, 2006 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Kelso served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 53rd Air Base and 82nd Air Depot Squadrons, Air Transport Command, North African Ferrying Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Byron Selby Keltner was born June 10, 1909 to Benjamin Alexander and Emma Selby Keltner. He died Nov. 12, 1976 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Byron served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Benjamin J. Keltner was born May 22, 1914 to Benjamin Alexander and Emma Selby Keltner. He died Apr. 14, 2001 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Sgt. Keltner served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry Replacement Training Center, Camp Roberts, CA.
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Henry Wilsie Keltner was born June 10, 1909 to Benjamin Alexander and Emma Selby Keltner. He died Mar. 3, 1989 and is buried in Ankeny Memorial Gardens, Ankeny, IA.
Petty Officer Keltner served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Admirable (AM-136), Landing Craft Six (PAC), and USS Capricornus (AKA-57).
Source: ancestry.com
Fred Junior Keltner was born Oct. 22, 1925 to William and Ethel Davis Keltner. He died Jan. 27, 2007 and is buried in Sheffield Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Cpl. Keltner served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 57th Tank Battalion, 57th Marine Division and 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.
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Ralph L. Keltner was born May 17, 1910 to William and Ethel Davis Keltner. He died Feb. 1972.
Cpl. Keltner served in World War II with the U.S. Army 316th Engineer Combat Battalion with the Fifth Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Ivan Greenleaf Kemmerer was born Mar. 28, 1914 to Simon and Artie C. Greenleaf Kemmerer. He died Dec. 10, 1987 and is buried in Evergreen Memory Gardens, Nevada, IA.
Sgt. Kemmerer served in World War II with the U.S. Army 185th Field Artillery.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Leo Kennedy was born Sept. 8, 1920 to Giles Leo and Anna Bell Cooper Kennedy. He died Aug. 21, 1943 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Lt. Kennedy served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps ferry command and died in a plane crash at Romulus, MI.
Source: ancestry.com
Clifford Harmon Kenney was born Apr. 25, 1923 to Marvin and Lucy M. Dawson Kenney. He died June 16, 1997 and is buried in Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, IA.
Cpl. Kenney served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 1031st Air Engineer Squadron on Guam, 2nd Engineer Aviation Unit Training Center at Geiger Field, WA and the 20th Air Force in India.
Source: ancestry.com
Duane Samuel Kephart was born Nov. 27, 1919 to Thomas I. and Ida B. Wilson Kephart. He died Feb. 8, 2004 and is buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, TX.
Duane served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Myron Lawrence Kerney was born Mar. 23, 1918 to Roy Ernest and Ruth Hake Kerney.
Myron served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Allen Wyatt Kerr was born June 27, 1904 to Leon Dunn and Sarah “Sallie” May Wyatt Kerr. His parents died in 1907 and he was raised by his aunt and uncle, Paul F. and Nella G. Tisler. He died Apr. 21, 1984 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Chief Petty Officer Kerr served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific.
Source: ancestry.com
John Martin Kerr was born Dec. 18, 1908 to George and Harriet Eva “Eva” Martin Kerr. He died Feb. 11, 1948 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Lt. Kerr served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth William Kessler was born Dec. 31, 1922 to Gustav F. and Floy E. Kessler. He died Aug. 4, 1973 and is buried in Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
Kenneth served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Alfred Dwight Kester was born Mar. 25, 1921 to Alfred H. and Catherine Gertrude “Gertrude” Trostle Koster.
Lt. Kester served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery.
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Lloyd Trostle Kester was born Sept. 19, 1925 to Alfred H. and Catherine Gertrude “Gertrude” Trostle Kester.
Lt. Kester served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019