WILLIAM and Janet KELLER, 1986
20th Century Publications
WILLIAM and Janet KELLER, 1986
20th Century Publications
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born-1924
died-2013
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WWII Recreation Association
45th Infantry Division
'The Thunderbirds'
Dachau Liberator
Libbey Owens Ford Director
William Arthur 'Bill' Keller was born on July 22, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio.
He graduated from Libbey High School in Toledo, Ohio in 1942. He then attended the University of Toledo.
Bill enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 during World War II. He served in Company C, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division (The Thunderbirds), Seventh United States Army when his division liberated the Dachau Concentration Camp near Munich, Germany on April 29, 1945. His Thunderbirds help stop and uncover the atrocities of the Holocaust.
WWII Recreation Association
45th Infantry Division
Wartime Photos - Germany
He received an Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army. He then re-enrolled in the University of Toledo receiving a Bachelor's Degree in 1949.
Bill married Janet Moll (Garden Wall Niche 28B) around 1950. Their children are Susan and Gary.
He worked at the Libbey Owens Ford Company from 1949 until January 1, 1985. He retired from being the Director of Standards, Cost, and Budgeting.
Bill served as President of the Toledo Civil War Roundtable and Commander of American Legion Post Number 335. He was Treasurer and on the Executive Council of the Swan Creek Retirement Village.
He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Maumee, Ohio. He was a long-standing Sunday School Teacher.
Bill died in 2013.
Obituary Summary on April 6, 2021
"I hope Bill heard the cheers and felt the thanks
from the surviving camp prisoners welcoming
their liberators. It would have been unforgettable.
Atrocities for future generations to ever remember.
Haunting memories, reminding us of the cost of not
loving one another on this 76th Anniversary Day of
the Liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp."
David Stephen Watts, 4/29/2021