Sisters and Brother Help Uncle Sam
The war news is a personal matter with Mr. and. Mrs J.L. Keefer of 1211 Bridge avenue, Davenport, for they have a son and two daughters who have enlisted in Uncle Sams forces.
Their son, Wayne, is a master sergeant in the signal corps and has been overseas in the European area for two years He has been in the service for eight years.
Two daughters, Nadean and Maxine, enlisted in the WAVES last August, going to Hunter college, New York, for their boot training. The former, who was home early in December, is a storekeeper, third class, and is stationed at Arlington, Va.
Her sister, Maxine, is a yeoman, third class, and is home now on her first furlough. She is stationed in Washington, D.C. and will leave for the east next Monday.
Source: The Daily Times, February 10, 1944 (individual photo included)
Wayne W. Keeffer was born June 27, 1915 to Jason and Mae Williams Keeffer. He died Oct. 3, 1944 and is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
MSgt. Keeffer served in World War II with the U.S. Army 56th Signal Air Warning Battalion and died of wounds received in action in Belgium and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
