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William Morgan Keys (born 29 March 1937) is a retired United States Marine lieutenant general. Keys was a combat veteran — receiving the Navy Cross for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War, as well as the Silver Star. Keys served as Commander, Marine Corps Forces Atlantic before retirement in 1994.
- 1960–1994
- United States Marine Corps
WILLIAM KEYS. William Morgan Keys. DATE OF BIRTH: March 29, 1937. HOME OF RECORD: Fredrickstown, Pennsylvania. William Keys graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1960. He...
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The ranger collected our tickets and had us drive through the gate until we were all in. At 2:00 p.m. promptly, she closed the gate and led us into the ranch proper. About half a mile in, our caravan circled around and we all piled out, right at a weathered wood building that was the original Joshua Tree Elementary School. I suggest you bring water...
In 1943, in an incident straight out of a western dime novel, a former deputy sheriff named Worth Bagley ambushed Keys just outside Keys' ranch. Bill returned fire and shot Bagley to death. The trial was a mockery of justice, with some powerful cattle ranching interests twisting the results against Keys. Bill was found guilty of murder and sent to ...
To reach the Desert Queen Ranch entrance, where the tour begins, turn into the Hidden Valley Campground (one of nine campgrounds in the park), then almost immediately turn right down a dirt road. If you're in the campground proper, you've gone too far. Follow the dirt road until it ends at a "T," then turn left. Shortly, you will come to the closed...
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Bill Keys was the area's leading character, and his ranch is a symbol of the resourcefulness of early settlers. The ranch is an extensive complex of small frame buildings built between 1910 and Keys' death in 1964. Keys pursued both ranching and mining to make a living in the desert. William F. Keys was born at Palisade, Nebraska, in 1879
- Bill McHaney, William F. Keys
- Twentynine Palms, California
- 1894
William F. Keys was born in Russia on September 27, 1879, Bill Keys and his family moved to Nebraska in the early 1890s. He left home at the age of 15 and began working at mills, mines, and cattle ranches. In 1910, Keys arrived in the Twentynine Palms area where he began working at the Desert Queen Mine as custodian and assayer (one who ...
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As a Marine, Lieutenant General Keys began his 34 years service as a platoon leader with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. In Vietnam, he was decorated as company commander with the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.
