Keith L. O'Konek

Era: Cold War

Military Branch: Navy

Mr. O’Konek served in the U.S. Navy and the Coast Guard.

He served in the U.S. Navy and the Coast Guard from 1946 to 1952.

He was born on March 21, 1928, in Aitkin, Minnesota, to John and Hazel O’Konek. He was raised in Hay Point, Minnesota, and attended school in Swatara, Minnesota.

On October 17, 2008 he died in Duluth, Minnesota.

Source: Duluth News Tribune, October 21, 2008.