Mount Pleasant (IA) News
Thursday, 2 September 1948
Service for Keith White
The memorial service for Sgt. Keith White was held at the Crane Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. Homer W. Thompson, pastor of the First Baptist church, Sherman, Texas, and Keith's chaplain during his years in the armed forces, gave the funeral address. Other parts in the service were taken by Dr. George G. Hunt of the First Methodist church. Mrs. Roy Tewalt and Marcella Tewalt sang and Mrs. Dan Winter played the organ. Pallbearers were service friends of the deceased four of them being members of his company: Quentin Coughlin, Chicago; Donald Brown, Davenport; Harold Kountz and Earl Huntsman, both of Clearfield, Iowa; and George Gibson, West Des Moines; and Neal Kirk, of Fairfield. The military service at the Grant cemetery was in charge of the Mt. Pleasant post of the American Legion.
Paul Fulton of the Burlington Legion post gave the oration. Sgt. Oscar Guddy, Ft. Sheridan, Illinois, escorted the body to Mount Pleasant, and he presented the flag to Mrs. White.
Keith Edmund White, son of Arthur and Minnie Messer White, was born Sept. 12, 1920, in Rome, Iowa. He received his education in the public schools of Rome and the Lockridge high school, graduation from the later in 1937.
July 15, 1942, he reported for duty in the armed forces at Des Moines.
He was inducted at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, and became a member of the 95th Infantry Division. He received his training at Camp Swift, Texas - Ft. Sam Houston, Texas - Camp Polk, Louisiana - Camp Coxcomb, California - Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania - and in West Virginia for mountain maneuvers.
The last of July, 1944 he was sent overseas on the "U. S. S. West Point" taking four and a half days to make the voyage.
December 4, 1944, a telegram came to his parents bearing the sad news that he had been killed in action while crossing the Moselle river in France on November 9. He was laid to rest in the United States military cemetery in Linney, France, until arrangements could be made to return his body to his home.
He is survived by his parents of Mt. Pleasant, and five sisters: Mrs. Floyd Sammons, Rome; Mrs. Clifford Jones, Fairfield; Mrs. Van Crew, Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Betty Tyner, Mt. Pleasant; and Mrs. Lester Lampe, Mt. Pleasant. Other survivors are two grandmothers; Mrs. Hattie White and Mrs. Laura Messer, both of Rome, several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
Keith was well liked by his many friends and faithful to his task. In the army he was advanced to private first class in August 1842. Three months later he became a corporal, and in December 1943, he was promoted to sergeant.
---Thanks to "No Reins" For their contribution to this bio!
He received his education in public schools in Rome, IA and Graduated from Lockridge High School in 1937. July 15, 1942, he reported for duty in the armed forced in Des Moines, IA. He was inducted at Fort Levenworth, KS and became a member of the 95th Infantry Division. He received his training at Camp Swift, TX, Ft.Sam Houston, TX, Camp Polk, LA, Camp Coxcomb, CA, Indiantown Gap, PA and West Virginia for mountain maneuvers. July 31st, 1944, he was sent overseas, taking four and a half days...
Army PATTON
95th Infantry Division
377th Infantry Regiment
"B" Company
Killed In Action "Battle of Moselle"
Crossing Moselle River
Mount Pleasant (IA) News
Thursday, 2 September 1948
Service for Keith White
The memorial service for Sgt. Keith White was held at the Crane Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. Homer W. Thompson, pastor of the First Baptist church, Sherman, Texas, and Keith's chaplain during his years in the armed forces, gave the funeral address. Other parts in the service were taken by Dr. George G. Hunt of the First Methodist church. Mrs. Roy Tewalt and Marcella Tewalt sang and Mrs. Dan Winter played the organ. Pallbearers were service friends of the deceased four of them being members of his company: Quentin Coughlin, Chicago; Donald Brown, Davenport; Harold Kountz and Earl Huntsman, both of Clearfield, Iowa; and George Gibson, West Des Moines; and Neal Kirk, of Fairfield. The military service at the Grant cemetery was in charge of the Mt. Pleasant post of the American Legion.
Paul Fulton of the Burlington Legion post gave the oration. Sgt. Oscar Guddy, Ft. Sheridan, Illinois, escorted the body to Mount Pleasant, and he presented the flag to Mrs. White.
Keith Edmund White, son of Arthur and Minnie Messer White, was born Sept. 12, 1920, in Rome, Iowa. He received his education in the public schools of Rome and the Lockridge high school, graduation from the later in 1937.
July 15, 1942, he reported for duty in the armed forces at Des Moines.
He was inducted at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, and became a member of the 95th Infantry Division. He received his training at Camp Swift, Texas - Ft. Sam Houston, Texas - Camp Polk, Louisiana - Camp Coxcomb, California - Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania - and in West Virginia for mountain maneuvers.
The last of July, 1944 he was sent overseas on the "U. S. S. West Point" taking four and a half days to make the voyage.
December 4, 1944, a telegram came to his parents bearing the sad news that he had been killed in action while crossing the Moselle river in France on November 9. He was laid to rest in the United States military cemetery in Linney, France, until arrangements could be made to return his body to his home.
He is survived by his parents of Mt. Pleasant, and five sisters: Mrs. Floyd Sammons, Rome; Mrs. Clifford Jones, Fairfield; Mrs. Van Crew, Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Betty Tyner, Mt. Pleasant; and Mrs. Lester Lampe, Mt. Pleasant. Other survivors are two grandmothers; Mrs. Hattie White and Mrs. Laura Messer, both of Rome, several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
Keith was well liked by his many friends and faithful to his task. In the army he was advanced to private first class in August 1842. Three months later he became a corporal, and in December 1943, he was promoted to sergeant.
---Thanks to "No Reins" For their contribution to this bio!
He received his education in public schools in Rome, IA and Graduated from Lockridge High School in 1937. July 15, 1942, he reported for duty in the armed forced in Des Moines, IA. He was inducted at Fort Levenworth, KS and became a member of the 95th Infantry Division. He received his training at Camp Swift, TX, Ft.Sam Houston, TX, Camp Polk, LA, Camp Coxcomb, CA, Indiantown Gap, PA and West Virginia for mountain maneuvers. July 31st, 1944, he was sent overseas, taking four and a half days...
Army PATTON
95th Infantry Division
377th Infantry Regiment
"B" Company
Killed In Action "Battle of Moselle"
Crossing Moselle River
