He was one of 24 crew of the light cruiser USS Concord (CL10) who were killed in an explosion caused by ignition of gasoline fumes at the rear of the ship during World War II. The explosion threw some men overboard, while others were killed from concussion, burns, fractured skulls and broken necks. On October 8, those men were buried at sea.
At the time, the ship was carrying polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and others on a secret surveying mission of the South Pacific to identify potential airfield and fueling sites for the US military in the war with Japan. The cruiser visited Tahiti, the Pitcairn Islands; Galapagos Islands, Marquesas Islands, Leeward Islands (Bora Bora) and the Easter Islands during September through December 1943.
Sylvester Kuhn also has a Honolulu Memorial Plaque.
At the time, the ship was carrying polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and others on a secret surveying mission of the South Pacific to identify potential airfield and fueling sites for the US military in the war with Japan. The cruiser visited Tahiti, the Pitcairn Islands; Galapagos Islands, Marquesas Islands, Leeward Islands (Bora Bora) and the Easter Islands during September through December 1943.
Sylvester Kuhn also has a Honolulu Memorial Plaque.
He was one of 24 crew of the light cruiser USS Concord (CL10) who were killed in an explosion caused by ignition of gasoline fumes at the rear of the ship during World War II. The explosion threw some men overboard, while others were killed from concussion, burns, fractured skulls and broken necks. On October 8, those men were buried at sea.
At the time, the ship was carrying polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and others on a secret surveying mission of the South Pacific to identify potential airfield and fueling sites for the US military in the war with Japan. The cruiser visited Tahiti, the Pitcairn Islands; Galapagos Islands, Marquesas Islands, Leeward Islands (Bora Bora) and the Easter Islands during September through December 1943.
Sylvester Kuhn also has a Honolulu Memorial Plaque.
At the time, the ship was carrying polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and others on a secret surveying mission of the South Pacific to identify potential airfield and fueling sites for the US military in the war with Japan. The cruiser visited Tahiti, the Pitcairn Islands; Galapagos Islands, Marquesas Islands, Leeward Islands (Bora Bora) and the Easter Islands during September through December 1943.
Sylvester Kuhn also has a Honolulu Memorial Plaque.
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