Ralph Henry Keene (1908 - 1952)

Born 28 Dec 1908 in Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Sep 1952 at age 43 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Master Sergeant Ralph Keene served in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II
Service started: December 1, 1941
Unit(s):
Service ended: March 2, 1946

Career Air Force July3, 1930- May 31, 1951^[2]

M Sgt. U.S. Air Force, World War II^[3]

He married Geraldine Bidwell (1911-1972) 3 Dec 1939^[4] She was married previously and remarried after his death.

He died at 44 years of age^[5] and is buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America^[6]

Census

1910 Williams, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States^[7]

1920 Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States^[8]

1930 Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966
2. ↑ U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
3. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8GB-W9J : 5 December 2014), Ralph H Keene, enlisted 02 Nov 1945, Muroc Aaf, California, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
4. ↑ Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records
5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG51-SJT : 26 November 2014), Ralph Henry Keene, 19 Sep 1952; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #43272657
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGQ5-XNZ : 29 October 2015), Ralph Keen in household of John H Keen, Williams, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 133, sheet 9B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,351.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M61K-6T5 : 14 December 2015), Ralph Keene in household of Harry Keene, Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,560..
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHS4-7XJ : 8 December 2015), Ralph H Keene in entry for Harry Keene, 1930.