Keating Ancestry

With Veteran's Day upon us, I thought I would give a quick overview of Grandpa Keating's service in World War I.  This overview is based on Grandpa's documents, postcards and photos as well as my dad's recollections of Grandpa's service. I am saving all of the documents in a binder preserved in archival sleeves, but I'm  happy to show anyone who is interested! Louis Joseph Keating joined the Illinois National Guard on April 19, 1913 for a three year enlistment.  He had just turned 17 in February of that year and is described on the forms as being a printer with brown eyes and dark hair with a medium complexion standing a little over 5'6" in height. Most likely, Grandpa had not graduated high school, but started some kind of training/apprenticeship in the printing field around age 16. (According to a study, just 9% of US youths had high school diplomas in 1910, by 1940 that number was up to 50%.  See citation: high school graduation rates ) National Guar