Details for Craig Dunn Keistler| Rank: | Unit: | Branch of Service: | Enlistment Date: | | Quartermaster Third Class |
LCS
Quartermaster
Reserves
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Navy
| 12-1943 |
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Source: The Charlotte Observer 6-3-1945
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| Date of Birth: | Place of Birth: | Date of Death - Place: | Age at death: | | 12/25/1915 | Charlotte, NC | 4/12/1945 - near Okinawa | 29 |
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| Family Information Prior to 1947 |
| Spouse Name and Address: | Faye Todd Keistler
Rt. 6, (Oakdale section)
Charlotte, NC | |
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| Child Name and Address: | Cherie Kay Keistler, 3 yrs. old
Rt. 6
Charlotte, NC | |
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| Parent Name and Address: | Mr. & Mrs. Rufus Troy (Bessie Dunn) Keistler
Rt. 9, Box 409
Charlotte, NC | |
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| Sibling Name and Address: | Boyce T. Keistler
Oakdale section
Charlotte, NC | Mrs. G. C. (Wilma K.) McCall
Oakdale section
Charlotte, NC | |
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| Education: | | Paw Creek High School, Class of 1933 |
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| Military Posts/Deployments: | | Bainbridge, Maryland | | Little Creek, VA | | Pacific Theater | | Quartermaster School, Gulfport, MS, graduated on 6-15-1944 |
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| Employers: | | Navy Cost Inspector's Office | | Personnel Dept., U. S. Rubber Co., Charlotte, NC | | Sanderson & Porter |
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| Other Affiliations: | | Presbyterian Church |
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| Promotions & Awards: | American Campaign Medal
| Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
| Purple Heart
| WW II Victory Medal
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| | Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: | He was on a boat that had been at Okinawa. It was later attacked by a large group of Japanese dive bombers. The ship sunk 12 miles from land, but he was not one rescued.
His memorial service was held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on 7/8/1945.
Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI. |
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| More Information Available? | | No additional information is available. |
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