Malcolm Kenyon McKown Sr. 
M, #35, b. May 22, 1917, d. May 4, 1944
Malcolm Kenyon McKown
Husband of
Jane Gertrude Garrow
1917-1944
Husband of
Jane Gertrude Garrow
1917-1944
| Relationship | Father of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr. |
| Father* | Nathan Parker McKown b. Nov 29, 1890, d. Dec 25, 1957 |
| Mother* | Beatrice Mabel Hurd b. May 6, 1894, d. Jan 4, 1959 |
Family | Jane Gertrude Garrow b. Apr 17, 1924, d. Nov 26, 2012 | |
| Child | ||
Chronological Events | ||
| Birth* | May 22, 1917 | Malcolm Kenyon McKown Sr. was born on May 22, 1917 at Lisbon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States . |
| He was the son of Nathan Parker McKown and Beatrice Mabel Hurd. | ||
| Nickname | May 22, 1917 | Malcolm was also known by the nickname of Mucky. |
| Milit-Beg* | Oct 14, 1940 | He began military service on Oct 14, 1940 at Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, United States, as a private.1 |
| Engagement | Feb 6, 1942 | He and Jane Gertrude Garrow were engaged on Feb 6, 1942 at Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.2 |
| Marriage* | Aug 8, 1942 | Malcolm Kenyon McKown Sr., at 25, married Jane Gertrude Garrow, daughter of Alan Eli Garrow and Adelaide Gertrude Snow, on Aug 8, 1942 at Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Death* | May 4, 1944 | Malcolm Kenyon McKown Sr. died on May 4, 1944, at age 26 at Carano, Campania, Italy, during WWII, in the European Theater. His head was crushed in an overturned Army truck accident, while his brother Kenneth jumped and escaped injury in WWII. Malcolm was a Sergeant in the 29th Ordinance Company, while in service of U.S. Fifth Army - Service Number: 11015652.3,2 |
| Milit-End* | May 4, 1944 | He ended military service on May 4, 1944 at Carano, Campania, Italy. |
| Burial* | May 7, 1944 | He was buried on May 7, 1944 at Salerno War Cemetery, Salerno, Campania, Italy, Find A Grave Memorial# 127084214.4  |
| Obituary | May 18, 1944 | OBITUARY: MALCOLM K. McKOWN, technician fourth grade serving with the Fifth Army in Italy, and husband of the former Jane G. Garrow of 22 Fletcher Street, Chelmsford, MA, was killed in a vehicle accident in Italy on May 4, 1944, according to a wire received from the War Department by Mrs. McKown at her home. McKown, who had been in the service for nearly four years, was serving with an ordnance outfit. He had been overseas for more than 19 months, having served with the First division through the African and Sicilian campaigns, before joining a Fifth Army unit for the Italian campaign. No details concerning the accident which caused his death were received in the wire, but the message states that “a letter follows.” He would have celebrated his 27th birthday anniversary had he lived until May 22. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan McKown of Lisbon, NH, and was married to Jane G. Garrow, daughter of Mrs. Fred W. Parkhurst of Fletcher Street about two years ago. Last May 22 – on his birthday – he became the father of a son, who was named for him. He had never seen the baby, for he had been on overseas duty for several months when the infant was born. Besides his wife and son, and his parents, he leaves two brothers, Kenneth, with the army in Italy, and Douglas, in the army in Colorado; and two sisters, Nathalie and Jocelyn McKown. Published in the Lowell Sun, Lowell, MA - May 18, 1944.5 |
| Reinterrerd | Nov 16, 1948 | He was reinterrerd on Nov 16, 1948 at Grove Hill Cemetery, Lisbon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 127084214.4 |
Military * | Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2. | |
Citations
- [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
- [S911] Book - World War II Diary, by Kenneth McKown.
- [S740] Personal Knowledge - McKown, Malcolm K., online at e-mail address.
- [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
- [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.