World War II
| Service # | 902290 |
|---|---|
| Unit | Women's Army Corps |
| Rank | Sergeant U.S. Army |
| Entered Service From | California |
| Date of Death | May 13 1945 |
| Status | Recovered |
| Memorialized |
Walls of the Missing
Manila American Cemetery |
Notes
Sgt. Kent is one of 18 servicemen and women killed in an aircraft crash in a remote part of Papua New Guiana on May 13, 1945. She was a member of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) serving in the Pacific. Initially buried in field graves near the crash site, their remains were not recovered by the War Department until more than a decade after the war. Once recovered and identified, all 18 were interred as a group burial in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis. Missouri. Their names are permanently engraved on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.
