Keith L. Argraves

NAME: Keith Lamur Argraves

ASN: 39302734

PLACE OF BIRTH: Compton, IL

DATE OF BIRTH: 07 Sep 1914

DATES OF SERVICE: 05 Jun 1941 - 27 May 1945

UNIT ASSIGNED:

F Company, 2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Demolition Platoon, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment

CAMPAIGNS: Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia

AWARDS: Parachutist Badge with three Combat Jump Stars, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead and one bronze campaign star, WWII Victory Medal, French 3rd Zouaves Regiment Badge

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

Residence: Klamath Falls, Klamath, OR

Work: Klamath Timber Co

16 Oct 1940 - Registered for the draft

05 Jun 1941 - Keith L. Argraves 39302734 Enlistment IL Enlisted at Portland, OR

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER	39302734	39302734
NAME	ARGRAVES#KEITH#L########	ARGRAVES#KEITH#L########
RESIDENCE: STATE	95	OREGON
RESIDENCE: COUNTY	035	KLAMATH
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT	9580	PORTLAND OREGON
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY	05	05
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH	06	06
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR	41	41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION	PVT#	Private
GRADE: CODE	8	Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION	BI#	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE	00	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED	#	#
TERM OF ENLISTMENT	0	Undefined Code
LONGEVITY	###	###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL	0	Civil Life
NATIVITY	61	ILLINOIS
YEAR OF BIRTH	14	14
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP	1	White, citizen
EDUCATION	5	1 year of college
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION	830	Unskilled lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers
MARITAL STATUS	6	Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY	7	Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER	#	#
BOX NUMBER	1419	1419
FILM REEL NUMBER	6.185	6.185

08 Nov 1942 - T5 Keith Argraves 39202734 F Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR Portland, OR Participated in Operation TORCH the airborne invasion of Algeria Bn Plane: 30 - D Flight - Plane: 1, Aircraft SN: 41-0000, Seat: 13, Combat Weight: 276 lbs

15 Nov 1942 - T5 Keith Argraves 39202734 F Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR Portland, OR Participated in Operation TORCH the airborne invasion of Youks les Baines Combat Weight 276 lbs.

26 Dec 1942 - T5 Keith (Doc) Argraves 39302734 Demo Plt. 2nd Bn 509th PIR Medic Participated in parachute jump El Djem Bridge Mission. He was captured

28 Dec 1942 - T5 Keith L. Argraves 39302734 Medic, POW: Stalag 3B

SERIAL NUMBER	39302734	39302734
NAME	ARGRAVES KEITH	ARGRAVES KEITH
GRADE, ALPHA	CPL	Corporal
GRADE CODE	6	First Lieutenant or Chief nurse or Head dietitian or Head physical therapy aide or Corporal or Technician 5th Grade or Lt. Jr. Grade or First Class, Seaman
SERVICE CODE	1	ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE	MD	Medical Department
ARM OR SERVICE CODE	70	MD: MEDICAL DEPARTMENT or ANC: ARMY NURSE CORPS
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD)	28	28
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM)	1K	12
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y)	2	1942
RACIAL GROUP CODE	1	WHITE
STATE OF RESIDENCE	95	Oregon
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION	160	Parachute Infantry
PARENT UNIT NUMBER	0503	0503
PARENT UNIT TYPE	06	Group/Regiment/Commands/System
AREA	95	North African Theatre: Tunisia
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD)	15	15
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM)	02	02
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y)	5	1945
SOURCE OF REPORT	1	Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
STATUS	7	Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
DETAINING POWER	1	GERMANY
CAMP	004	Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14
REP
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS

13 Jun 1943 - T/5 Keith Argraves 39302734 532 SE 20th Ave Portland, OR listed as Former Member

15 Feb 1945 - T5 Keith L. Argraves 39302734 Medic OR POW: Repatriated

17 Jun 1945 - Married Marie E. Gibson in Multnomah, OR

24 Nov 1974 - Passed away, buried at Eagle Point National Cemetery, Section: 25, Row: E, Site: 48, Eagle Point Jackson County, OR

BOOK - Keith Argraves, Paratrooper by George W. Chambers, 1946

509th PIA

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