World War I hero from Dyer, Indiana who was killed in action in France. 132nd Infantry, 33rd Division Wounded 26 September 1918 and died on the 28th.
His sister lost her brother in World War I and later lost her son Homer (Binks) A. Gettler during World War II
Awards:
Purple Heart
World War I Victory Medal
Herberts Memorial in the USA
St. John Township Veterans Memorial
Private Herbert J. Keilman June 9, 1886 – September 28, 1918
Herbert was born to Philip & Mary Keilman of Dyer. He was an A-B scholar at all of the Lake County Public Schools he attended. During his adolescence, he worked at a Lion Store in Hammond. On Oct, 1, 1917, Herbert enlisted in the U.S. Army at Harvey, Illinois. A private in Co. B. 132nd Infantry, 33rd Division, Herbert trained at Camp Grant, Illinois, Camp Logan, Texas, and Camp Upton, New York, before he was shipped to France. On Sept. 26, 1918, in the beginning minutes of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Herbert was seriously wounded by a machine gun. He was sent to the nearest Evacuation Hospital, #6, where he died two days later, Sept. 28, 1918. He is buried in the Argonne American Cemetery in France.
Herbert’s close friend, Frank Barr, said, “He went over the top without fear. I only hope when my time comes I may meet death as bravely as he did.”
PURPLE HEART
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL w/3 BATTLE BARS
Written by Lake Central High School Student: Alison Jaroszewski
Philip Keilman (1847 - 1910)
Mary Barbara Scheidt Keilman (1853 - 1936)
Siblings:
Coelesta Mathilda Keilman Neudorf (1865 - 1905)**
Anthony Phillip Keilman (1876 - 1914)*
Elizabeth Lilly Keilman Weber (1884 - 1972)*
Herbert Joseph Keilman (1886 - 1918)
John Keilman (1890 - 1917)*
Phillip Walter Keilman (1894 - 1939)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
His sister lost her brother in World War I and later lost her son Homer (Binks) A. Gettler during World War II
Awards:
Purple Heart
World War I Victory Medal
Herberts Memorial in the USA
St. John Township Veterans Memorial
Private Herbert J. Keilman June 9, 1886 – September 28, 1918
Herbert was born to Philip & Mary Keilman of Dyer. He was an A-B scholar at all of the Lake County Public Schools he attended. During his adolescence, he worked at a Lion Store in Hammond. On Oct, 1, 1917, Herbert enlisted in the U.S. Army at Harvey, Illinois. A private in Co. B. 132nd Infantry, 33rd Division, Herbert trained at Camp Grant, Illinois, Camp Logan, Texas, and Camp Upton, New York, before he was shipped to France. On Sept. 26, 1918, in the beginning minutes of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Herbert was seriously wounded by a machine gun. He was sent to the nearest Evacuation Hospital, #6, where he died two days later, Sept. 28, 1918. He is buried in the Argonne American Cemetery in France.
Herbert’s close friend, Frank Barr, said, “He went over the top without fear. I only hope when my time comes I may meet death as bravely as he did.”
PURPLE HEART
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL w/3 BATTLE BARS
Written by Lake Central High School Student: Alison Jaroszewski
Philip Keilman (1847 - 1910)
Mary Barbara Scheidt Keilman (1853 - 1936)
Siblings:
Coelesta Mathilda Keilman Neudorf (1865 - 1905)**
Anthony Phillip Keilman (1876 - 1914)*
Elizabeth Lilly Keilman Weber (1884 - 1972)*
Herbert Joseph Keilman (1886 - 1918)
John Keilman (1890 - 1917)*
Phillip Walter Keilman (1894 - 1939)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
World War I hero from Dyer, Indiana who was killed in action in France. 132nd Infantry, 33rd Division Wounded 26 September 1918 and died on the 28th.
His sister lost her brother in World War I and later lost her son Homer (Binks) A. Gettler during World War II
Awards:
Purple Heart
World War I Victory Medal
Herberts Memorial in the USA
St. John Township Veterans Memorial
Private Herbert J. Keilman June 9, 1886 – September 28, 1918
Herbert was born to Philip & Mary Keilman of Dyer. He was an A-B scholar at all of the Lake County Public Schools he attended. During his adolescence, he worked at a Lion Store in Hammond. On Oct, 1, 1917, Herbert enlisted in the U.S. Army at Harvey, Illinois. A private in Co. B. 132nd Infantry, 33rd Division, Herbert trained at Camp Grant, Illinois, Camp Logan, Texas, and Camp Upton, New York, before he was shipped to France. On Sept. 26, 1918, in the beginning minutes of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Herbert was seriously wounded by a machine gun. He was sent to the nearest Evacuation Hospital, #6, where he died two days later, Sept. 28, 1918. He is buried in the Argonne American Cemetery in France.
Herbert’s close friend, Frank Barr, said, “He went over the top without fear. I only hope when my time comes I may meet death as bravely as he did.”
PURPLE HEART
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL w/3 BATTLE BARS
Written by Lake Central High School Student: Alison Jaroszewski
Philip Keilman (1847 - 1910)
Mary Barbara Scheidt Keilman (1853 - 1936)
Siblings:
Coelesta Mathilda Keilman Neudorf (1865 - 1905)**
Anthony Phillip Keilman (1876 - 1914)*
Elizabeth Lilly Keilman Weber (1884 - 1972)*
Herbert Joseph Keilman (1886 - 1918)
John Keilman (1890 - 1917)*
Phillip Walter Keilman (1894 - 1939)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
His sister lost her brother in World War I and later lost her son Homer (Binks) A. Gettler during World War II
Awards:
Purple Heart
World War I Victory Medal
Herberts Memorial in the USA
St. John Township Veterans Memorial
Private Herbert J. Keilman June 9, 1886 – September 28, 1918
Herbert was born to Philip & Mary Keilman of Dyer. He was an A-B scholar at all of the Lake County Public Schools he attended. During his adolescence, he worked at a Lion Store in Hammond. On Oct, 1, 1917, Herbert enlisted in the U.S. Army at Harvey, Illinois. A private in Co. B. 132nd Infantry, 33rd Division, Herbert trained at Camp Grant, Illinois, Camp Logan, Texas, and Camp Upton, New York, before he was shipped to France. On Sept. 26, 1918, in the beginning minutes of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Herbert was seriously wounded by a machine gun. He was sent to the nearest Evacuation Hospital, #6, where he died two days later, Sept. 28, 1918. He is buried in the Argonne American Cemetery in France.
Herbert’s close friend, Frank Barr, said, “He went over the top without fear. I only hope when my time comes I may meet death as bravely as he did.”
PURPLE HEART
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL w/3 BATTLE BARS
Written by Lake Central High School Student: Alison Jaroszewski
Philip Keilman (1847 - 1910)
Mary Barbara Scheidt Keilman (1853 - 1936)
Siblings:
Coelesta Mathilda Keilman Neudorf (1865 - 1905)**
Anthony Phillip Keilman (1876 - 1914)*
Elizabeth Lilly Keilman Weber (1884 - 1972)*
Herbert Joseph Keilman (1886 - 1918)
John Keilman (1890 - 1917)*
Phillip Walter Keilman (1894 - 1939)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Inscription
PVT. 132 INF. 33 DIV.
ILLINOIS
Gravesite Details
Illinois
