Sgt. Merrill William Kiester Jr.
Born: 12 December 1918 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: Merrill W. Kiester Sr. & Edith Busam-Kiester
Siblings: 3 sisters
Hometown: Crystal Lake, Illinois
– his family lived in Oak Park and Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– attended Proviso Township High School for 2½ years before the family
moved
– graduated from Northwestern Military Academy
Occupation:
– Insurance Agent
– Thompson Insurance Company – Chicago, Illinois
Enlisted:
– U.S. Army
– October 1940
Serial Number: 7031840
Units:
– H&S Company, 1275th Military Engineers Battalion
Stationed:
– Camp Gruber – Muskogee, Oklahoma
Died:
– killed in a truck accident
– 19 June 1944
Buried:
– June 1944 – Oak Hill Cemetery – Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
