PVT Everett Lee Keister Jr. was born 10 May 1925 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio with his twin brother Robert C. to Everett Lee and Ruth Lillian (Mullin) Keister. His father sold coffee wholesale.
Everett was farming when he was drafted in September 1943. After completing his training he was sent to England and assigned to E Company 116th Infantry. He was with the unit as it landed on D-Day, 6 Jun 1944 and was wounded in that effort. PVT Keister died of his wound(s) on 7 Jun 1944.
PFC Keister was repatriated and is buried in Brecksville Cemetery in Brecksville, Ohio.
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