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Gilbert Stanley Keirns Jr.

Staff Sergeant Army World War II

Army
Army
Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Unit
513th Airborne Company A - Parachute School
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
06/28/1943 – 11/28/1945
Date of Birth
05/26/1923
Date of Death
04/20/1987
Hometown
Paris, OH
Awards & Decorations
Purple Heart, American Theater Ribbon, EAME Theater Ribbon with 5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, Victory Medal WWII
Monument Paver
Yes — Section C
Overseas Service
European Theater: Ardennes; Rhineland; Central Europe
Township (entering service)
Paris
Township (current / at death)
Mill Creek
Church
Methodist
School
Marysville High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Good Conduct Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Purple Heart
Purple Heart

Biography

Overseas service: European Theater: Ardennes; Rhineland; Central Europe. Church: Methodist. School: Marysville High School.

Source: DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 4, p. 22; Ancestry - U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs BIRLS Death File | MJT 50 years ago 9/9/1964