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NAME Karl Coburn Keifer |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 307365 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston |
HOME OF RECORD 1520½ East 17th Street Oakland, CA |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Mildred K. Nokes |
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| DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1921 at Florence, AL |
ENTERED SERVICE April 18, 1941 at San Francisco, CA |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 alt. February 28, 1942 |
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| REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Karl C. Keifer was a Marine Corps radioman. He was en route for service at Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippine Islands when Pearl Harbor was attacked; Cavite fell soon after. The group of communicators was diverted to the USS Houston on 7 January 1942 and became part of the cruiser’s Marine detachment. Keifer was lost in the sinking of the Houston on 1 March 1942. His remains were never found, and he was declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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