Greetings,
My name is Kenneth Harrington McKeever. My late dad, Kenneth Francis McKeever, had stories about his unit and I wish he had written them all down. My mom said he never talked about the war until the late 50's early 60's. Later he wanted to tell us as much as possible and he told my girls some of the stories for their class projects. Hope I can learn more of his service and the service of his fellow soldiers. He was a member of the 294th and part of the unit killed in England in the mine clearing accident. They were all from Jersey City and they went in as a group through Fort Dix and all the rest of their training. Fortunately for my dad, and for us, he was not there at the time of the accident. He survived because he was picked to drive one of the officers that day. He and the officer arrived at the mess tent just before the explosion. He told us they were on the scene in seconds and had to help pick up his friends. I can only imagine the horror. That day was so vivid in his memory that he even remembered that he had pork chops for his meal. There is a memorial in Jersey City with the names of the men killed on that day. I'm thankful for their sacrifice and for my dads Guardian Angel who worked overtime that day and on many others.