World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Kenneth G. Beukema
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Honored By
Jan Tigchelaar
Relationship
Niece
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY ON HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY. TRAINED AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNED TO THE USS INDIANAPOLIS AND LOST HIS LIFE WHEN THE SHIP WAS SUNK BY ENEMY FIRE FROM A JAPANESE SUBMARINE ON JULY 30, 1945, IN THE PACIFIC.