Date of birth:

March 12th, 1898 (Springhills, New Zealand)

Date of death:

1976 (Bayly’s Beach, New Zealand)

Nationality:

American

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Captain

"For extraordinary heroism in action against Japanese forces as a Coast Watcher at Sergi Point, New Georgia, in the Solomon Islands. Captain Kennedy, he led his men in numerous skirmishes and destroyed or captured many Japanese troops, machine-guns, and barges, with negligible injury to his force. He also rescued many downed American airmen."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - Recipients of The Navy Cross, 1916 - Present, by C. Douglas Sterner
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