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Last Address 66 Huntington St Lowell, Mass
Date of Passing May 16, 1943
Location of Interment Dell Park Cemetery - Natick, Massachusetts
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Kent, Silas S.
Ensign, U.S. Navy (Reserve Forces)
Commanding Officer, U.S.S. C-260
Date Of Action: World War I
Citation:
The Navy Cross is awarded to Ensign Silas S. Kent, U.S. Navy (Reserve Forces), for distinguished service in the line of his profession, as commanding officer of the U.S.S. C-260, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters of the war zone and operating against enemy submarines.
Other Comments:
Was the Commanding Officer of Submarine Chaser (SC-260)
Other Memories SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down by George Lawley and Sons, Neponset, MA; Commissioned 12 January 1918; Sold 14 October 1924 to the Florida Boat Co. of Washington, DC. Fate unknown. Specifications: Displacement 75 t; Length 110"; Beam 13' 6"; Draft 6' 3"; Speed 18kts; Complement 17; Armament one 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, one dcp "Y Gun"; Propulsion three 660shp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
