KENNEDY, Harry Elmo

Ensign

USNR 335022

 

16 Feb 1945

Black Beach, Corregidor

 
 

 

 

 

   

"..LCT's 724 and 729 proceeded with Corregidor attack group. These craft had already been loaded at Subic Bay and at Mariveles took on additional personnel only. Upon arrival at objective area, these LCT's stood by to be despatched as the entire Sixth Wave. On two occasions they were sent to the beach by control vessel but both times because of heavy fire, they were ordered to return to line of departure. On the third attempt the LCT's proceeded the entire distance and beached.  During this time they were subject to machine gun fire from the vicinity of Ramsay Ravine. A number of hits were sustained on the craft and fire was returned by both twenty millimeter and .50 caliber automatic weapons. At or about the time the LCT 729 beached(13.10 hrs), the officer-in-charge, Ensign H.E. Kennedy, and Middleton, B.H., Seaman First Class (helmsman), were hit by enemy fire, the latter beng killed instantly. Ensign Kennedy died while being transferred to medical aid. Ensign Carleton Rutledge, Junior, immediately assumed command. Unloading began and continued for about three hours, since about one-half of load was bulk. Both craft retracted (16.15 hrs) and returned to Mariveles Harbor. "

Report USS LCT (6)
E.L. HUIE

   

 

   

 

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