- US ARMY - WORLD WAR II
FARMINGDALE - Kenneth T. Mank, 86, passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at the MaineGeneral Rehabilitation Center at Glenridge. He was born in Gardiner on Oct. 5, 1925, the son of Millard and Gladys Creamer Mank. He graduated from Gardiner High School in 1944 and enlisted in the Army. Ken was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He served in the headquarters company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, the 4th Infantry Division. He participated in the battles of Rhineland, Ardennes and central Europe. He received the combat infantry badge, American Theater Campaign Ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal.
In 1948, he married Arlene D. Higgins of Augusta.
Ken was employed for more than 30 years at the Veterans Affairs hospital at Togus, working in the personnel and veterans service departments.
He is a member of the Penney Memorial Baptist Church in Augusta. He was a former member of Winter Street Baptist Church in Gardiner for many years, having been the church treasurer, a member of the evening choir and board of trustees member. Ken's lifelong joy was playing the clarinet.
Kenneth was predeceased by his parents and his beloved wife of nearly 63 years.
He is survived by daughter Patricia Guild and husband Walter of Farmingdale; son Richard Mank and wife Joan of West Gardiner; daughter Judith Mank of Winthrop; sisters-in-law Madelyn Hunt of Gorham and Ruth Jones of Weeks Mills; grandson Michael Mank and wife Ruth and great-grandson Joseph, all of Virginia; grandson Matthew Mank and wife Alissa of Augusta; several nieces, nephews, cousins and many special friends.
Burial with military honors will be at the Maine Avenue Cemetery in Farmingdale. (Kennebec Journal 12/21/2011)
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