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Kenneth Ernest McKinney

Kenneth Ernest McKinney

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Electrician's Mate, Second Class
Service Number 375 94 09
Birth Date August 9, 1918
From Yakutat, Alaska
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Shark (SS-174)
Loss Date February 11, 1942
Location East of Menado, Celebes
Circumstances Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks Kenneth was born in North Bend, Oregon.
The photo above was taken in Manila, P. I., in May 1941.

Photo courtesy of Kenneth Michel, nephew.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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