Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Kenzie Parker.
Unit/Placed in, USS Mount Hood (AE-11) Ammunition Ship, United states Naval Reserve.
Kenzie is born approx. on 1928 in Police Jury Ward, Louisiana.
Father, Jules Parker.
Mother, Alice Parker.
Sister(s), Julia and Goldie Parker.
Brother(s), Shelby and Lyman Parker.
Kenzie enlisted the service in Louisiana with service number # 2753559.
Kenzie was KIA when the ammunition onboard the USS Mount Hood exploded on Nov.10, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Kenzie is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/AE-11.html
http://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2007/pages/nov/10_uss_mt_hood_ae_11.htm
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
