LT Harold Keith Beall
1924 - 1944 (20 years)-
Name Harold Keith Beall Prefix LT Birth 30 Jul 1924 Niles, Berrien, MI 
Gender Male Death 6 Dec 1944 Italy - B-17 Pilot World War II.
Killed in action in Italy on December 6, 1944.
Lt. Keith Beall
July 30, 1924-Dec. 6, 1944
Death of Niles Army Officer Is Confirmed
The death of Lt. Keith Beall, 20, killed in action in Italy, Dec. 6, 1944, was confirmed today in a War Department announcement which made public a list of Michigan soldiers killed in action in the Mediterranean area.
Pilot of a B-17, Lt. Deall was the husband of Genevieve Wickler Beall. His mother, Mrs. Harold Beall, lives at 16 North Seventh street.
The next of kin has previously been informed.
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, March 6, 1945, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
Obit obtained from Friends of Silverbrook website.
Inscription
Michigan 2nd LT 96 AAF Bomb SQ Killed in action WWII
Burial Niles, Berrien, MI - Burial Silverbrook Cemetery
Plot GM-C,118,4
Niles, Berrien County, Michigan
Person ID I26506 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 1 Sep 2024
Father Otis Harold Beall, b. 30 Nov 1894, Niles, Berrien, MI d. 28 Feb 1943, St. Joseph, Berrien, MI (Age 48 years) Mother Maybelle Eunice Perry, b. 19 May 1899, Chicago, Cook, IL d. 4 Apr 1968, Niles, Berrien, MI (Age 68 years) Family ID F9356 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 30 Jul 1924 - Niles, Berrien, MI 
Death - 6 Dec 1944 - Italy Burial - - Niles, Berrien, MI = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Michigan, World War II Draft Registration Cards
Name Harold Keith Beall
Birth Date 30 July 1924
Birthplace Niles, Michigan
Residence Place Niles, Berrien, Michigan
Employer South Bend Lathe Works
Complexion Light
Race White
Height 5 10
Weight 160
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Brown
Relative's Name Harold Beall
Employer Name South Bend Lathe Works
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 11 December 1942
Event Place
Niles Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Affiliate Publication Number 7644734
Affiliate Publication Title Draft Registration Cards for Michigan
United States World War II Army Enlistment Records
Name Harold K Beall
Marital Status Single, without dependents
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 12 Nov 1942
Event Place Lansing, Michigan, United States
Race White
Citizenship Status citizen
Birth Year 1924
Birthplace MICHIGAN
Education Level 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c.
Military Rank Private
Army Branch Air Corps
Army Component Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Source Reference Civil Life
Serial Number 16167250
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923
Box Film Number 02292.86
- Michigan, World War II Draft Registration Cards