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By admin | February 5, 2026

Kenneth (Ken) and Elizabeth (Lib)

Kenneth 71st High School Teacher

Kenneth in Retirement
 

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Website Purpose
The purpose of this website is to honor legacy of Kenneth (Ken) A. McKethan by recounting his World War Two experience. The content is created using letters exchanged between him and his wife, Elizabeth (Lib) Trawick McKethan, his siblings, and his mother. Since Ken's letters rarely detailed his combat experiences, snippets of the 2nd Armored Division and the 67th Armored Regiment accounts are included to give greater clarity to his experiences. These accounts are taken from unit histories, after-action reports, and online sources. The development of his story is an incremental process done in my spare time. Please check back periodically to see updates.

Kenneth's Graveside Service
Source: McKethan Family Archives

Click on Silver Star Silver Sand  ...a poem about Kenneth's last night in the hospital. Kenneth's graveside service included military honors. At the end of the service, a member of the honor guard was supposed to play Taps. By mistake, he played Reveille!!! Kenneth's boys found no issue with this mistake since at the moment of his earthly death, he was awake in Heaven.

One of Kenneth's many testaments of his faith is found in a 15 November 1944 letter to his wife, Elizabeth: Since we've been married (1 February 1943), I too have discovered that there is much more to living than material things. Our love for each other and the faith we have in each other and God make life really worth living. And it grows more and more every minute!

  

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