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Melvin J Keene 1915 - 2003

Melvin J Keene of Penn, Westmoreland County, PA was born on September 29, 1915, and died at age 87 years old on May 16, 2003.
Melvin J Keene
Penn, Westmoreland County, PA 15675
September 29, 1915
May 16, 2003
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  • 09/29
    1915

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    September 29, 1915
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  • 05/16
    2003

    Death

    May 16, 2003
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    Melvin J Keene lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1915, in the year that Melvin J Keene was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1921, at the age of only 6 years old, Melvin was alive when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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