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Technical Sergeant Henry A Keaton

Name Henry A Keaton
Rank Technical Sergeant
Army Serial # 35448978
State West Virginia
Date of death 1944-08-09
Plot, Row, Grave G, 17, 17
Cemetery Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France, Google Maps
Role MOS 651 Platoon Sergeant
Unit A Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Silver StarPurple Heart
Remarks Technical Sergeant Henry Allen Keaton is buried next to his brother Basil Ray Keaton who was a Private in the 11th Infantry Regiment of the 5th Infantry Division. He was killed on February 8, 1945. More information on him can be found here.

More information on Henry, including some pictures, can be found here.

Technical Sergeant Keaton was a member of A Company. The morning report for July 20, 1944 on page 31 list his promotion. The morning report for August 9, 1944 on page 15 lists him as Killed in Action. The pages can be seen below.
Documents - Morning report July 20, 1944, A Company 330th IR, page 31
- Morning report August 9, 1944, A Company 330th IR, page 15
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