John R. Kellar

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Burleigh

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Corporal

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Circumstances:

Cpl. John R. Kellar, stationed at Marana, Arizona, died of a heart ailment.

Biography:

born Emily, Minn 30 Apr 06; resident Burleigh County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 30 Dec 42; died in service 10 May 45 Marano, Ariz; buried in Legion Plot, Mandan Memorial Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Survivors are his widow Mary (Kocourek) and his 2 children of Mandan (North Dakota) & 2 brothers who lived at Mandan & Sanger (North Dakota).