WWII

Joseph Daniel Keene

Rate / Rank
PFC

Birthdate
February 6 1916

Date of Death
September 17 1971

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
October 4 1939 - June 17 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Algeria; French Morocco; Sicily; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Central Europe
European Theater of Operations December 24, 1942 - May 15, 1945.

Significant Duty Stations

Enlisted; Fort Benning, Georgia. Discharged; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Service Company 67th, Armored Reqiment.
Motorcycle Mechanic School.

Decorations & Citations

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with six bronze stars
American Defense Medal; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Sharpshooter (rifle) Marksman (carbine)

Notes

US Army service number 06-973-316. Born; Walton County, Florida. Attended Pine Park, Grady County, Georgia schools. Brother of Private Delma Washington Keene US Army, TEC E-5 Johnny Boyd Keene US Army and TEC E-5 William Clyde Keene US Army. Burial; Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.