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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.

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