World War II Honoree

Kenneth Keith Fraizer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Marguerite, Linda, Cheryl, and Marilee

Relationship

Wife and Children

AFTER HIS APPLICATIONS WERE REJECTED BY THE NAVY RESERVE DUE TO POOR EYESIGHT AND LATER BY THE PT BOAT COMMANDER PROGRAM FOR THE SAME REASON, HE WAS DRAFTED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY, ENTERING ON FEBRUARY 27, 1945. HE BECAME A STAFF SERGEANT AT CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON IN ARKANSAS, THEN SENT TO A.G. SCHOOL AT FORT OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA, AND THEN TO A MACHINE RECORDS UNIT IN FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA. HE WAS THEN SENT TO GOVERNOR’S ISLAND, NEW YORK, AND FOUND HIMSELF IN TIMES SQUARE DURING THE V-J DAY CELEBRATION. HE WAS DISCHARGED AS A TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY ON JULY 18, 1946.