Nicholas L. Keller

Submitted by: Chris Mulholland

Nicholas L. Keller served in World War 1 with the United States Army. The dates of service are: Known 1918-1918.

Nicholas L. Keller was born on February 10th, 1887 in Derby, Connecticut, just outside New Haven. In 1918 he was living in South Norfolk where he worked as a painter for an “Arthur McCloud.” He joined the Army as a Private and was assigned to the 116th Infantry Regiment in the 29th Division.

On September 15th, 1918, he received a serious gunshot wound near the Verdun Sector and developed pneumonia on December 16th, passing away on Christmas Day, December 25th, 1918. He is buried in the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery in Fere-en-Tardenois, France