World War II Honoree

Kenneth Arthur Hawks

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Torrance, California

Honored By

Sheryl Carne

Relationship

Daughter

USS LST 695 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SHIP WAS TORPEDOED AND KENNETH WAS SEVERELY INJURED DURING THE BATTLE OF LEYTE, OCT. 27, 1944. PARTIAL CITATION READS, 'DURING A PERIOD OF 36 HOURS WHEN THERE WAS IMMINENT DANGER OF FURTHER ENEMY ACTION AGAINST HIS SHIP, WHEN THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF FOUNDERING MANY MILES OFF SHORE, AND WHEN MANY OF HIS SHIPMATES WERE DEAD AND DYING THIS MAN CONTINUED TO RENDER ASSISTANCE WHERE IT WAS BADLY NEEDED AND CONDUCTED HIMSELF WITH CREDIT.'