KINNEY, Frederick W. 279-25-26, Mus1c, Home: Bremerton, Washington. Graduate of Bremerton High School, attended University of Washington at Seattle.
Frederick William Kinney was born 31 July 1909 at Robinson Creek, Kentucky. He enlisted in the Navy 1926 and served on the USS West Virginia (1928-1934), USS New Mexico, USS Pennsylvania, USS Argonne and USS Arizona. Kinney's CSC Book shows he trainded Band #22 in Washington D.C. from 31 December 1940 thru 26 May 1941. The entire band reported aboard USS Arizona on 8 July 1941. He was promoted to Bandmaster 21 September 1941. Kinney reenlisted the for the last time on 13 November 1941 to serve another 4 years only weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Frederick was married to Elizabeth Marie Von Babo and they resided in Washington.
Frederick William Kinney, along with all the members of the USS Arizona's Navy Band No. 22, was killed in action at his battle station on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Kinney's CSC book was recovered from the safe during salvage operations and sent to the next of kin as were the other sailor's CSC books. Scan of cover of book shows it was water stained and damaged from being in the safe at the time of the attack.
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