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Kenneth Francis Helsing
Born : 22 Aug 1919
Burke, SD
Died : 24 Nov 1947
Ketchikan, AK
Age:28y 3m 2d
Father :
Descendants of Charles Helsing Charles Helsing (1870-1954)
Mother :
Ancestors of Elizabeth Schemmer Descendants of Elizabeth Schemmer Elizabeth Schemmer (1887-1960)
Siblings :
Ancestors of Lyda Helsing Descendants of Lyda Helsing Lyda Helsing (1907-1991)
Ancestors of Ralph Helsing Descendants of Ralph Helsing Ralph Helsing (1908-1991)
Ancestors of Albert Helsing Descendants of Albert Helsing Albert Helsing (1910-1995)
Ancestors of Vaughn Helsing Vaughn Helsing (1912-1992)
Ancestors of Scott Helsing Descendants of Scott Helsing Scott Helsing (1914-2006)
Ancestors of Jane Helsing Descendants of Jane Helsing Jane Helsing (1922-1995)
Record Owner : rudy.r
Rel. to Owner : 2nd Cousin (2x rem)
Database ID : 1180
Date Created : 02 May 2009
Last Updated : 30 May 2019

Date :
Location : Not Buried, None, NA

Memorial Services Will Be Held for Ship Wreck Victim
Bonesteel, S. D., Jan. 10

 

Memorial services will be held Sunday afternoon in the city hall for Kenneth F. Helsing, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Helsing. He lost his life November 24, 1947 on the U. S. army transport Clarksdale Victory, which was wrecked off the Alaskan coast. He was born August 22, 1919 on a farm north of Herrick, S. D., where he grew to manhood, attending school in Bonesteel and Burke. He entered the service as a merchant marine in 1942, being third assistant engineer. He crossed the Pacific four times during the war with supplies to ports in New Zealand, Australia, India and Japan.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Helsing, four brothers, Ralph of Omaha; Albert of Rigby, Ida.; and Scott of Washington, D. C.; Vaughn of Herrick, S. D; and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Ellston, Dallas, S. D.; Mrs. Robert Scholes, Hawthorne, Calif.
 
Argus-Leader - Jan 11, 1948

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This is a marker to designate that a headstone photo cannot be obtained because there is no headstone for this person.

Charles Helsing - Line 14

Source - Year: 1920; Census Place: Turgeon, Gregory, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1719; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 201.

Charles Helsing - Line 14

Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Turgeon, Gregory, South Dakota; Roll: 2223; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 480.0.

Charles Helsing - line 69

Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: Turgeon, Gregory, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03856; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 27-26

Memorial Services Will Be Held for Ship Wreck Victim
Bonesteel, S. D., Jan. 10

Memorial services will be held Sunday afternoon in the city hall for Kenneth F. Helsing, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Helsing. He lost his life November 24, 1947 on the U. S. army transport Clarksdale Victory, which was wrecked off the Alaskan coast. He was born August 22, 1919 on a farm north of Herrick, S. D., where he grew to manhood, attending school in Bonesteel and Burke. He entered the service as a merchant marine in 1942, being third assistant engineer. He crossed the Pacific four times during the war with supplies to ports in New Zealand, Australia, India and Japan.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Helsing, four brothers, Ralph of Omaha; Albert of Rigby, Ida.; and Scott of Washington, D. C.; Vaughn of Herrick, S. D; and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Ellston, Dallas, S. D.; Mrs. Robert Scholes, Hawthorne, Calif.

Source - Argus-Leader - Jan 11, 1948



Source - This is a marker to designate that a headstone photo cannot be obtained because there is no headstone for this person.

Research notes for Kenneth

Kenneth was presumed dead when the ship he was on, the Clarksdale Victory, ran aground on Graham Island near Ketchikan, AK. 49 of her 53 crew were lost.
Aug 22
1919
Birth
Birth of Kenneth Helsing
Jan
1920
Age 0
Lived in Turgeon, Gregory, South Dakota (Census)
Apr
1930
Age 10
Lived in Turgeon, Gregory, South Dakota (Census)
Apr
1940
Age 20
Lived in Turgeon, Gregory, South Dakota (Census)
Nov 24
1947
Age 28
Death of Kenneth Helsing


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