★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LT Kenneth Pound '37 in the Lucky Bag: "Lack of interest in the sugar beet industry of Pueblo [Colorado, his hometown] caused Kenny to give the Navy a real break. Stern naval discipline hasn't changed him much because, as he so aptly puts it, "There's nothing wrong with regulations in their proper place." Usually easy going, sometimes serious, always having the ability to say the right thing with the right words, resting rather than dragging, but above all, blessed with a priceless sense of humor—that's Kenny. These qualities balance Kenny's one grave fault—his passion for mountain music."
Kennth began his career, as did almost all of his classmates, aboard a large ship (USS Tennessee (BB 43)). By June 1940 he had moved to USS Augusta (CA 31) and was still aboard in April 1941.
However, by March 3, 1942, he was serving in USS Asheville (PG 21), which was sunk by Japanese surface forces south of Java while sailing for Australia. Only one man survived the sinking, but he died in a prisoner of war camp.
Kenneth was survived by his father, stepmother, and sister; his mother had died when he was two years old.
To Honor! ⚓
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