| 1. |  Keck, Charles Richard was born on 2 Oct 1926; died on 25 Oct 2004; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: KECK.C001
- _FGRAVE: 26563297
- Military Service: World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy
Notes:
Military Service:
Entered active service on August 19, 1944. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Stationed next at Naval Air Technical Training Center, Jacksonville, Florida. Then assigned to and served aboard the Heavy Hull Repair Ship USS Jason ARH-1 engaged in operations in the Pacific Theater. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Medal. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on July 1, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, 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=2206792
Charles married Moseley, Reta Ann on 30 Mar 1952 in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. Reta (daughter of Moseley, Charles Clinton 'Charlie' and Evans, Helen Madeline) was born on 17 Feb 1929 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 14 Mar 1991 in West Volusisa Hospital, DeLand, Volusia County, Florida; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1926 - 2004 (78 years)
