The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PV2 Curtis Arlen Keith, RA18358997, who died in the service of his country on November 27th, 1950 in North Korea. The cause of death was listed as Captured-Died POW. At the time of his death Curtis was 20 years of age. He was from Wharton County, Texas. Curtis' Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PV2 Curtis Arlen Keith include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

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Private Keith was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 27, 1950 and died while a prisoner on January 19, 1951. Private Keith was awarded the Combat Infantrymans Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Curtis remains have apparently been returned but no burial information can be found. Curtis was an African-American.