Lt. (jg) Donald Cecil Kane
Born: 29 March 1918 – Wyandatte, Michigan
Parents: Turney & Mary Helen Kane
Siblings: 1 brother
Home:
– 744 Portsmouth Avenue, Westchester, Illinois
Education:
– Oak Park School, Oak Park, Illinois
– Grant School, Westchester, Illinois
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1935
– Northwestern University
– Bachelor of Arts in Music -1939
– Fraternity: Phi Mu Alpha
Occupation: member Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
Contact Person: Mary Helen Kane – mother
Enlisted:
– U.S. Navy
– 1941
Serial Number: O&129975
Training:
– Glenview Naval Air Station, Illinois
– Dallas Naval Air Station, Texas
– Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida
– Miami Naval Air Station, Florida
– Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Station, Florida
– Norfolk Naval Air Station, Virginia
– qualified as pilot
Unit: Carrier: U.S.S. Essex
– Air Group 9
Engagements:
– Battle of Wake Island
– 25 January 1942 – 27 January 1942
– Battle of Tarawa Island
– 20 November 1942 – 25 November 1942
– Battle of Truk Atoll
– 16 February 1944
Killed in Action:
– 16 February 1944
– plane shot down
Declared Dead: 15 January 1946
Memorial:
– Tablets of the Missing
– American Military Cemetery – Manila, Philippine Islands
Medals:
– Purple Heart
– Air Medal with Gold Star
