ROUSH, Pvt. Keith: Died 1944

ROUSH

Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri
Date: 11/4/2013 at 14:13:38

Keith Roush Killed In Action

Mt. Sterling Paratrooper Had Twice Been Wounded in Previous Engagements in Europe
**Handwritten: 1944

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Roush of Mt. Sterling received word Wednesday morning from the War Department that their son, Pvt. Keith Roush, had been killed in action in Belgium on December 27.

Young Roush was wounded during the Normandy invasion and taken to an English hospital. Later he returned to his duties as a paratrooper and was again wounded over Belgium. It is believed he had again returned to duty at the time he was killed.

He entered the service June 28, 1943, when he was 18 years old. He was sent to Camp Roberts, Calif., for training as a paratrooper. In February, 1944, he was sent to Ireland, and later to England.

He had been awarded the Purple Heart.

A brother, Cpl. Samuel P. Roush, is serving somewhere overseas.
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**Handwritten: 1944

Mt. Sterling Soldier Injured In Normandy
**Handwritten: July

MT. STERLING.-Pvt. Keith Roush, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Roush of Mt. Sterling, has written his parents that he was wounded during the invasion of Normandy and is now in a hospital somewhere in England.

He entered the service June 28, 1943, and was sent to Camp Roberts, Calif., for training as a paratrooper. He was sent to Ireland in February, 1944, and later to England.

He did not tell the extent of his injuries. His brother, Corp. Samuel R. Roush, has been transferred from Camp Campbell, Ky., to Camp Stewart, Ga.

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book C, Page 311, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA

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