Keith J Navarre

1923 - 2000  (76 years)

• Name	Keith J Navarre
  Born	31 Aug 1923	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Aug 2000	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
  Buried	Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
  Person ID	I5447	Rossville
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Joseph Navarre,   b. 19 Mar 1895, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 10 Nov 1980, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Esther M Lambert Navarre,   b. 9 May 1896, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 3 Jul 1981, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 85 years)
  Married	16 Aug 1920	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Family ID	F2619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shio Navarre
  Children	1. Nina M Navarre Ahumada
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2017 16:17:07
  Family ID	F2621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Died - 22 Aug 2000 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Navarre, Keith 1 Keith Navarre Keith J. Navarre, 76, El Paso, TX, died Tuesday, August 22, 2000, at an El Paso hospital. He was born August 31, 1923, in Kansas City, MO., the son of Joe and Esther Navarre. He spent his childhood years in the Rossville and Delia communities. He graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays, and lat¬er from the University of Texas at El Paso. Mr. Navarre retired from the Army in 1974, at the rank of chief warrant officer four. He was a 31- year veteran of the service, and served in the European theater dur¬ing World War II. He also served in the Korean War, in the Occupa¬tion of Japan, and in Korea again during the Vietnam era. He later served 12 years in the Drug En¬forcement Administration before he retired in 1986. He was a citi¬zen of the Potawatomi Indian Band of Oklahoma. Mr. Navarre was decorated with the Bronze Star for Valor with oak leaf cluster, the Purple Heart with Oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Ser¬vice Medal, Commendation Med¬al with four oak leaf clusters, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge with Star, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, American Presiden¬tial Unit Citation (Army), Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the First French Army Commendation Medal. Mr. Navarre was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Association, the Retired Officers Association, 75th Infantry Division Association, French Army “Rhine et Danube” Association, Kateri Tekakwitha Indian Conference and the Northern Indiana Historical Association. Survivors include his wife, Shio Navarre, El Paso; a daughter, Nina M. Ahumada, El Paso; two step¬sons, James Y. Navarre, El Paso, and Yoshinori Shinoda, Atami, Ja¬pan; and four grandchildren. His service was at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Chapel No. 2, Fort Bliss. Burial with full military hon¬ors was in the Fort Bliss National Cemetery. A rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday at kaster, Maxon, Futrell Funeral Home in El Paso. Contributions may be made to Potawatomi Memorial Scholarship Fund, in honor of Keith J. Navar¬re, 1601 Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee, OK 74801.
  		Obituary- Navarre, Keith 2 Keith Navarre EL PASO, Texas — Keith J. Navarre, 76, El Paso, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, at an El Paso hospital. Mr. Navarre retired from the Army in 1974 at the rank of chief warrant officer four. He was a 31 -year veteran of the service. He served in the European theater during World War II. He also served in the Korean War, in the Occupation of Japan and in Korea again during the Vietnam era. He later served 12 years in the Drug Enforcement Administration before he retired in 1986. Mr. Navarre was decorated with the Bronze Star for Valor with oak leaf cluster, the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Ser¬vice Medal, Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Good Conduct Medal, Com¬bat Infantry Badge with Star, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, American Presidential Unit Cita¬tion (Army), Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the First French Army Commendation Medal. He was born Aug. 31, 1923, in Kansas City, Mo. He graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays, and later from the Univer¬sity of Texas at El Paso. He was a citizen of the Potawatomi Indian Band of Oklahoma. Mr. Navarre was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Association, the Retired Officers Association, 75th Infantry Division Association, French Army “Rhine et Danube” Association, Kateri Tekakwitha Indian Confer¬ence and the Northern Indiana Historical Association. Survivors include his wife, Shio Navarre, El Paso; a daughter, Nina M. Ahumada, El Paso; two stepsons, James Y. Navarre, El Paso, and Yoshinori Shinoda, Atami, Japan; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Chapel No. 2 at Fort Bliss. Burial with full mili¬tary honors will be in Fort Bliss National Cem¬etery. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tues¬day at Kaster, Wlaxon, Futrell Funeral Home in El Paso. Contributions may be made to Potawatomi Memorial Scholarship Fund, in honor of Keith J. Navarre, 1601 Gordon Cooper Drive, Shaw¬nee, Okla. 74801.