Kenneth Jefferson Helvey

Plot Number: Sec CB, Row A, Site 3

Born: January 10, 1921, in Graham, TX

War Served: World War II, Korea, Vietnam

Rank: Chief Master Sergeant

Branch: Air Force

Medal Awarded: Air Force Commendation Medal

Died: September 3, 2011, in Columbia, MO

Notes: Served 24 years in the Air force, including 10 years at Whiteman Air Force Base, maintained the plane that broke the field record for number of hours flown in a week, worked as the refueling and maintenance supervisor of aircraft in transit through Whiteman