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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Kenneth Holston 'Ken' Myers

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

C. McCabe

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HIS U.S. NAVAL RESERVE UNIT WAS MOBILIZED IN 1940 AND HIS PRIMARY SERVICE WAS ABOARD THE DESTROYER, USS MADISON, ON WHICH HE SERVED AS THE SHIP'S CHIEF ENGINEER AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDER UNTIL THE WAR ENDED IN 1945. THE USS MADISON WAS AWARDED FIVE COMBAT STARS FOR SERVICE IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING SERVING IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE IN AUGUST 1944.