Tech. Sergeant Kenneth Henry Seaman

Tech. Sergeant Kenneth Henry Seaman US Army, born 12 February 1920 in Colorado. He attended high school in LaVeta, Colorado, and was engaged in farming prior to entering service on 5 May 1940 at the age of 20. He received his preliminary training at Camp Carson, Colorado, and served overseas with Company F, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He went through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, and served in defense duty on Oahu. Sergeant Seaman fought on Guadalcanal and in the Northern Solomons, and later took part in the invasion of Luzon, P.I. He was in the assault that broke the enemy defense at Balete Pass, and was wounded in action on 24 April 1945. He was hospitalized and later returned to Camp Carson for convalescence. Sergeant Seaman’s service had earned him the Asiatic Pacific Theater (PTO) Ribbon with 4 Battle Stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with Star, and the American Defense Service, Purple Heart (PHM), Silver Star Medal(SSM), Bronze Star Medal (BSM), Good Conduct and Victory Medals. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Seaman of La Veta, Colorado; and the husband of Iris Seaman, also of La Veta Colorado.

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1- THE FIGHTING MEN OF Colorado – Asiatic-Pacific Theater World War Two – 1948