Portrait of Kenneth Hawke

Title

Portrait of Kenneth Hawke

Description

Sepia-toned image of a young man in a United States Navy uniform from World War I. The banner on his sailor cap states he served on the armored cruiser USS San Diego. Pulled from the Pacific fleet and assigned to escort merchant ships through the North Atlantic with the entry of the U. S. into World War I, the San Diego was struck by a German mine off the coast of New York States on July 19, 1918, sinking less than thirty minutes later, the only major U. S. warship to be lost in the first World War. Though born in Tillamook, Hawke's father, C. E. Hawke, was a physician with a general practice in Forest Grove.

[back] Kenneth Hawke, 1918.

Identifier

WCMpic_011410

Subject

Sailors

Cruisers (Warships)

United States. Navy

Hawke, Kenneth

Military History & Science

Genealogy & Family History

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1918

Medium

photographic postcards

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum