Miles Levi Keen

Miles Levi Keen

Osborne Family, From Buchanan County, Virginia

Miles Levi Keen Miles L. Keen was born 1897 in Pilgrim's Knob Buchanan County,Virginia. He died September 01st 1973 and is buried in Hope Arkansas. He was the seventh child born to Fannie And Thompon Keen from Buchanan County. Miles Levi was a sargeant in the '' Fifth Cavalry, '' he traveled far to join the fight against Pancho Villa. He was inducted into the Army in 1912, and joined General Pershing's Unit fighting against PanchoVilla in Mexico in 1916. Before going to Mexico Keen was stationed in Fort Sheriden Illinois. From there he wrote a letter to his sister Juda Qquinn's mother, giving his thoughts March 18th 1916. I had a letter from Joe. Jonas his brother who was also in Mexico . He was on his way to Mexico''.... Keen wrote. Although i am satisfied where i am at i would rather be with Joe in Mexico. We may soon leave here for Mexico I guess now when i see Joe it will be Texas or Mexico. Keen was shipped out from Fort Sheriden to Columbus New Mexico, where the fight began on Panacho Villa. From there his Unit crossed the Rio Grande into the Mexican Interior. A letter from Hereford, Texas to his sister dated March 24th says, just a few lines as we are rolling pretty fast for Mexico. We will cross at Columbus New Mexico..don't worry about Joe and myself, and write to Columbus. The '' Fifth Cavalry '' crossed the border at Columbus New Mexico near El Paso, Texas he says. He served a year in Mexico. They stayed mobile and lived off the land, chasing Pancho Villa. Photo was found in Richland's New Press March 15th 1989. *Courtesy Of Merlie O. Keen Mullins* *and Monica Louise Strickland* *Mullins!*



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Miles Levi Keen

Born: 1897/ Died Sept 01st 1973

Keen wrote his sister again from Mexico June 24th

1916. I haven't seen Jonas in several days. He is

back toward the states. I expect to see him in a

few days, we are moving toward the states.

He wrote from Fort Bliss Texas April 24th 1917.

From there, he went to Arkansas, where he

married his sweetheart Callie Clifton. He continued his

Army career and served in War World I, fighting in

France and Germany. It was not a bullet that took

his life it was influenza in Pons France, September

1918.

Note: Levi is buried in Hope Arkansas

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