More detail on this person: YORKTOWN -
Colonel Keith John Bauer, U.S. Army (ret.), 86,
passed away Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007.
He was a native of Arkansaw, Wis., and was a
Peninsula resident for over 30 years.
Col. Bauer retired from the Army in 1971, after 30
years of service. He was a Master Aviator who
served his country during WWII, Korea, and
Vietnam. The many awards and decorations he
earned during his career include, The Silver Star,
The Bronze Star Medal, The Army Commendation
Medal, The Air Medal with 27 Oak Leaf Clusters,
The Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters,
The Vietnamese Combat Medal, and last, but not
least, the Master Army Aviation Badge. He was the
personal pilot of Pope Pius VI during his tour of
South America in 1967. After retirement he was
employed with the Dept. of Energy in Aviation Fuel
Allocation until his retirement in 1983. He was a
member of the Ancient Aviators, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, and Knights of Columbus #5480. He
was a former member of St. Jerome Catholic
Church, and was a current member of St. Joan of
Arc Catholic Church.
Col. Bauer was preceded in death by his parents,
Thomas and Ann Bauer; a sister, Kathryn Bauer;
and two grandsons, Jesse Bauer, and Kevin
Carpenter.
He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years,
Kathleen Bauer; three sons, Gregory Keith Bauer
and his wife, Jody, of Yorktown, Patrick Thomas
Bauer of Newport News, and Joseph Lee Bauer and
his wife, Ann, of Greensboro, N.C.; two daughters,
Kathryn Ann Carpenter of LaPlata, Md., and
Kristine Marie Bauer of Virginia Beach; a sister,
Mary Lou Bechel and her husband, Harry, of Eau
Claire, Wis.; three brothers, William Bauer and
his wife, Shirley, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Donald
Bauer and his wife, Joan, of Minneapolis, Minn.,
and John Bauer and his wife, Betty, also of Sioux
Falls, S.D.; six grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Thursday, Dec. 20, at St. Joan of Arc Catholic
Church with Father James Curran officiating. A
graveside service, with full military honors, will
follow in Peninsula Memorial Park. The family will
receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday,
Dec. 19, in Amory Funeral Home, Grafton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made
to the American Red Cross, 6912 George
Washington Highway, Yorktown, VA 23692.
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