Born in King City, California, February 23, 1923.
Graduated from the King City High School, June 1940 Attended the Salinas Junior College, 1940-41
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1941 Two-Year Curriculum-Combination Program
Completed two semesters in residence and withdrew to enlist

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Enrolled in the Enlisted Reserve Corps, 27 October 1942.
Oct 1942 to Feb 1943; Private in the ERC
6 Feb 1943; Entered on active duty, AUS, and assigned to the TTS, AAF Technical Training Command, Fresno, California.
Mar to May 1943; Aviation Student, 317th College Training Detachment, Montana State University, Missoula, Montana.
May to Aug 1943; Aviation Cadet, AAF Classification Center, Santa Ana AAB, California.
Aug to Sep 1943; 328th Fly Tng Sq, Hg & Hg Gp, AAF, Kingman, Arizona.
Oct 1943 to Feb 1944; 321st Bomb Tng Sq, Hg & Hg Gp, AAF Base, Deming, New Mexico.
Graduated from the Aviation Cadet Training Program (Bombardier), 5 February 1944 and honorably discharged.

COMMISSIONED Second Lieutenant, AUS, 5 February 1944; accepted appointment and entered on active duty same date.

Active Service Assignments

Feb to Mar 1944; Bombardier, 339th Bomb Gp, March Field, California.
Apr to May 1944; Bombardier, 420th AAF Base Unit, Sq T, March Field.
May 1944; Bombardier, 460th AAF Base Unit, Sq T, Hamilton Field, California.
July 1944; Bombardier, 67th Bomb Sq, 44th Bomb Gp, European Theater of Operations.
In Service 1 year, 9 months and 3 days.

Lieutenant Kenner died* 29 July 1944, in a plane accident over the North Sea.

* The result of injuries sustained in action when his plane collided with another while on a mission to Bremen, Germany.

Decorations and Awards

PURPLE HEART (Posthumous).
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL with Two Bronze Service Stars for participation in the Normandy and Northern France Campaigns.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
AVIATION BADGE.