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Lawrence Lee Keister
Specialist Four
2ND PLT, B CO, 3RD BN, 506TH INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV Army of the United States Sacramento, California February 02, 1947 to January 26, 1969 LAWRENCE L KEISTER is on the Wall at Panel W34, Line 85 |
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Lawrence Lee Keister, the middle son of Robert Keister and Betty Gilbranson, was born February 2, 1947 in Sacramento, California. He had an older sister Kathleen, an older brother Robert Jr., and a younger brother Michael. Larry attended Encina High School his sophomore through senior years, graduating in 1964. He had attended American River College and the University of California at Davis as a pre-veterinary student. He also enjoyed building up cars and working on boats. During his junior year at UC Davis, Larry took a semester off to earn money for school expenses and was immediately drafted. In September 1968, he was deployed to Vietnam where he served as a Specialist 4th Class with the 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry (Currahees), 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles). At age 21, on January 26, 1969 in Binh Thuan, Larry was killed by small arms fire during a firefight. His body arrived home on what would have been his 22nd birthday. Requiem Mass was held at St. Rose Catholic Church in Sacramento, and burial was at Sierra Hills Memorial Park in Sacramento with full military honors.
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