Karl Ford Kness

Birth: 17 Mar 1899
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Death: 20 Sep 1971 (aged 72)
Lake County, California, USA
Burial: Lower Lake Cemetery

Lower Lake, Lake County, California, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 38.9155236, Longitude: -122.6045
Plot: 2nd Addition NW 1/8 73
Memorial ID: 7488173 View Source

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PVT US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR I NC-DSC-PH

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The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private Karl F. Kness (MCSN: 83008), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 17th Company, 5th Reg

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Ella Mae Keihl Kness

1911–1992

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Nancy Ruth Kness Gearhart

1941–2019

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