Show daniel luster keate killed in action oct 4 mrs lucy keats received a telegram informing her of her sons death on monday morning A copy of the telegram follows D C jan 4 mrs lucy st george deeply regret to you message from abroad now states pat daniel lester keate marine corps was killed in action on oct 4 no particulars are available but see general information mailed you todi accept my heartfelt sympathy in your loss ot one who nobly gave his life in the of hia country george barnett malor general commander amri keate received a telegram from the war department nov 21 in forming her that her son was missing in action oct 4 the devoted par ants kept the alre ot hope burning right up to the time ot their son s death this hope nas strengthened by a letter received less than two weeks ago from another son rosa also in the marines which stated lester was wounded in the battle ot champaigne the last I 1 heard of him he was walking to the ambulance eo I 1 dont think he was hurt very bad I 1 will write you aa soon as I 1 can find out how lester is daniel lester keate as a son of mr and mrs J C keate ot at george born october 26 1895 he enlisted in the V S marine corps dec 13 1917 ent to france may 23 1918 and was in action several times the hard blow struck mr and mrs keate and other relatives made doubly hard by the long uncertainty which bred hope within them is shared as much as it can be by everybody here may he ft ho alone can give comfort extend his great mercy in the loss of a noble life given in the great cause of hii manity HAVE PAMA of washington wounded in action machine gun bullet through hip |