Rank/Rate	Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	382 09 15
Birth Date	September 2, 1920
From	Los Angeles, California
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	October 24, 1944
Location	Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances	Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by USS Shark (SS-314)
Remarks	Kenneth had previously been injured during a bombing attack on December 29, 1941.

Photo and information courtesy of Ed C. Hiles, grandnephew.

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