Profiles of Our Honorees
Profiles of Our Honorees
Lt. Joseph E. Kane, US Navy
21 Oak Avenue, Larchmont
Age: 28
Graduated from Iona Prep and Fordham University
Piloted Navy Helldiver in 37 missions
Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross three times
Lt. Kane was killed on July 7, 1945, when his dive bomber crashed near San Diego, California while making a routine landing. He left behind a wife and young son.