World War II Honoree

Fredrick Leroy Keener

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Las Animas, Colorado

Honored By

R. Lynn Keener

Relationship

Son

STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED IN 15TH AIR FORCE, 301ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 352ND BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION AS B-17 AIRPLANE ARMORER/ GUNNER. COMPLETED 160 COMBAT HOURS AND 21 COMBAT MISSIONS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 4 BATTLE STARS AND AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER. STATIONED IN LUCERIA, ITALY. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN RHINELAND, NORTH APENNINES, PO VALLEY AND CENTRAL EUROPE. ATTENDED COLLEGE TRAINING DETACHMENT, WICHITA, KANSAS; AIRPLANE ARMAMENT SCHOOL, LOWERY FIELD, COLORADO AND AERIAL GUNNERY SCHOOL, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.