World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Keith Whitehead Hendrix
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lund, Nevada
Honored By
Katherine Hendrix Staker
Relationship
Granddaughter
HE WAS A SECOND GUNNERS MATE ON THE USS BIRMINGHAM. HE WAS PRESENT DURING THE INVASION OF SICILY. AFTER, HIS SHIP WENT THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL AND HEADED TO THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WHERE HE WAS EVENTUALLY INJURED IN BATTLE AND WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART.