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Charles Keerans, Jr.

First Name: 
Charles
Middle Name: 
L.
Last Name: 
Keerans, Jr.
Birthplace: 
Charlotte, NC

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His plane was lost in a mission in the Mediterranean during the invasion of Sicily. He had a small arms range dedicated to him in Berlin on 10-31-1945. Memorial marker at Sicily-Rome Cemetery, Italy.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: newsprint

Personal Details

Education Details: 
Charlotte city schools, U. S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
Biographical Notes: 
Family Details: 

Margaret Johnson Keerans - Omaha, NE

Donald Keerans, age 9 Omaha, NE

Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. (Florence Alexander) Keerans - deceased

Mrs. E. Stokes Hamilton - 429 Fenton Place Charlotte, NC, Willard Keerans, Lieutenant - Buckingham Field Ft. Myers, FL

Dr. James L. Keerans, 1929 Crescent Ave., Charlotte - uncle, F. D. Alexander (deceased) Charlotte pioneer real estate man - uncle, Tom Alexander (deceased) Charlotte pioneer real estate man - uncle

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Army Enlisted: 1920s
Military Rank: 
Brigadier General
Military Unit: 
101st Airborne Division 82nd Airborne Division
KIA Date: 
7/11/1943
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Near Sicily
Military Details: 
Ft. Benning, GA, Ft. Bragg, NC, Sicily
Awards: 
Purple Heart
Source: 

Newsprint and death index

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