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Van Neste, Keith G.

Date of birth:
(Brewster/Nebraska, United States)
Date of death:
April 13th, 1945 (near Schkopau/Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Headquarters Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division "Indianhead", U.S. Army
For action performed on 13 April 1945, near Dörstewitz/Saxony, Germany. Captain Van Neste was at this action mortally wounded by an enemy mortar shell.

Posthumously awarded. Citation unavailable.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

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