Keith, Loren Carol

1925 - 1945  (19 years)

• Name	Keith, Loren Carol
  Birth	25 Dec 1925
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KEIT.L002
  _FGRAVE	23240957
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Squadron C, 2515th Army Air Force, United States Army Air Forces  [1, 2]
  	Private 1st class with Squadron C, 2515th Army Air Force base unit. Died of non-battle causes on May 25, 1945. Buried with military honors at Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Illinois. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1904000
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		World War II Honoree, Keith, Loren Carol (1925-1945)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	25 May 1945  [3]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [4]
  		Headstone, Keith. Loren C.
  		Headstone, Keith, Loren C. Displayed with permission of Ewood Sexton
  Person ID	I43038	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 May 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S13328] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, World War II Honoree, Loren Carol Keith, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1904000) (Reliability: 2). [S13331] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, PVT Loren C. Keith, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1206301) (Reliability: 2). [S13361] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Keith. Loren C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23240957/loren_c_-keith), none. (Reliability: 2).