Leo-Keninger-Obituary

Leo Keninger

Iowa Falls, Iowa

Mar 6, 1921 – Dec 7, 1941 (Age 20)

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BORN
March 6, 1921
DIED
December 7, 1941
AGE
20
LOCATION
Iowa Falls, Iowa

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Leo Keninger

March 6, 1921-December 7, 1941

Leo Keninger, who lost his life on December 7, 1941 at the age of 20 on the Battleship USS Oklahoma in the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, will be brought back home to his final resting place. A Funeral...

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Leo´s sacrifice, and the sacrifice of all the others on December 7, 1941, inspired so many of his friends, neighbors, and classmates to answer a patriotic call of service. My mother, Kathleen Scallon, was a member of Leo´s 1939 graduating class from Ackley H.S. After Pearl Harbor she enlisted in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps and served for the remainder of the War. The names of all the others who were inspired by Leo´s death are inscribed on the beautiful Ackley Veterans Memorial. May we...

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Thank you for your service, sir.