World War II Honoree

Kenneth E. Benson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Burlington, Iowa

Honored By

Kenneth E. Benson

KENNETH SERVED IN THE NAVAL TRAINING STATION IN GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS FOR BOOT CAMP. FROM THERE HE WENT TO NAVAL AIR STATION IN CLINTON, OKLAHOMA. ALSO WAS IN NAVAL AIR STATION IN HOUMA, LOUISIANA; NAVAL AIR STATION IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA; NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE; NAVAL AIR STATION IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND THE USS PINE ISLAND AV-12; NAVAL AIR STATION IN GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS. DISCHARGED FROM NAVAL AIR STATION IN ANACOSTIA, D.C. HE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL FOR HIS SERVICE DURING WWII. HE ENTERED ON JULY 12, 1945 AND WAS DISCHARGED MAY 25, 1949.