World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Kenneth William Durant
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Algona, Iowa
Honored By
John Peterson
PHARMACIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE SILVER STAR MEDAL FOR HIS DEVOTION TO DUTY IN CARING FOR THE WOUNDED AND COURAGE IN FACING MACHINE GUN AND SNIPER FIRE IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE A WOUNDED MAN. USS DURANT DE-389 WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR.