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NAME Aubrey Kenneth Malone |
NICKNAME Kenneth |
SERVICE NUMBER 287407 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston |
HOME OF RECORD 829 West 5th Street Oklahoma City, OK |
NEXT OF KIN Parents, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Malone |
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| DATE OF BIRTH August 23, 1914 at Loco, OK |
ENTERED SERVICE July 2, 1940 at Los Angeles, CA |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 alt. February 28, 1942 |
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| REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Aubrey “Kenneth” Malone was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait. Malone’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, OK Manila American Cemetery |
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