James was born 5 Jun 1924 in Punxsutawney, the son of James and Elizabeth McGinnis O'Keefe.
During World Word II he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
On 5 Apr 1897, in Pittsburgh, he married Winifred C. Bond.
For 35 years he was a pipe insulator and fabricator for Insulators Local No 2 in Pittsburgh.
He died in Englewood, Florida, on 12 Mar 2007, after moving there 23 years prior.
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"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCCR-7JG : accessed 5 September 2018), James O Keefe in household of James J O Keefe, Pittsburgh (Districts 251-488), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 369, sheet 24A, line 10, family 252, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1989; FHL microfilm 2,341,723.
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMFT-J2N : 5 December 2014), James J Jr Okeefe, enlisted 29 Aug 1942, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 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 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-36WX : 18 February 2016), James J O Keefe, 07 May 1942; citing Military Service, Japan, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHX8-G45 : 4 November 2017), James J O'Keefe and Winifred C Bond, 1947.
"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHX8-G41 : 4 November 2017), James J O'Keefe and Winifred C Bond, 1947.
"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHX8-GHS : 4 November 2017), James J O'Keefe and Winifred C Bond, 1947.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBZQ-33J : 20 May 2014), James J Okeefe, 12 Mar 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK29-3B9L : accessed 5 September 2018), Elizabeth Mcginnis O'Keefe in entry for Mr James J Flag O'Keefe, Florida, United States, 14 Mar 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Venice Gondolier Sun, born-digital text.
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