George Kenneth Mackenzie, Jr., USN

Born  30 May 1910Brooklyn, New York
Died  10 Apr 1943(32)USS Triton (SS-201)

Ranks

 Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

Feb 1943Navy Cross

Warship Commands listed for George Kenneth Mackenzie, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Triton (201)Lt.Cdr.Submarine< Feb 4310 Apr 1943 (+)

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Triton (201)


16 Feb 1943
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. G.K. Mackenzie, Jr) departs Brisbane for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol the approches to Rabaul.

6 Mar 1943
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. G.K. Mackenzie, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Kiriha Maru (3057 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant Mito Maru (7061 GRT) about 145 nautical miles northwest of the Admiralty Islands in position 00º37'N, 145º30'E. USS Triton reports this "kill" on 11 March but she is never heard from again.

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