1 Reply Latest reply on Apr 16, 2018 10:39 AM by Katharine Seitz

How can I find out about a sailor lost at sea in 1944?

Marsha Atchison Apr 16, 2018 9:49 AM

I live next door to a cemetery and walk for exercise there. I came upon a memorial to a sailor lost at sea on October 4, 1944. My father worked for the family after he left the Army and he knew about the memorial but never heard what happened. I have asked my local VFW about him but they have no idea. His name is Ensign Kenneth Earl Malott. I can't find anything in any history records about an attack or a ship going down or anything. I am just curious about the incident, with my father knowing the family and my son being Active Duty Navy.

Any information you can give me would be appreciated.

Marsha Atchison

Re: How can I find out about a sailor lost at sea in 1944?

Katharine Seitz Apr 16, 2018 10:39 AM (in response to Marsha Atchison)

Dear Ms. Atchison,

Thank you for contacting the History Hub!

The National Archives' National Personnel Records Center has a web page that explains the answers to your questions in detail. Because the date of this sailor's death was before 1956, his personnel files are archival records and are available to the public, which is good news for your research. The NPRC page "Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests" [https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/archival-programs/military-personnel-archival/ompf-archival-requests.html] details the different ways you can access Ensign Malott's records.

We wish you all the best with your research!

Sincerely,

Katharine Seitz
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