Benjamin Francis McKay, Jr

1914 - 1979  (65 years)

• Name	Benjamin Francis McKay  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	23 Mar 1914	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single
  Census	1930	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Service	1938  [5, 7, 13, 15]
  	US Navy - WWII and Korean War; RM2c (Radioman 2nd class) USS Paducah (PG-18) Later: Air Traffic Controller Chief Petty Officer
  		Ship-USS Paducah (PG-18) US Navy Gunboat USS Paducah (PG-18) -- Paducah (Gunboat No. 18/PG-18) was launched 11 October 1904, by Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York; sponsored by Miss Anna May Yeiser; and commissioned 2 September 1905. She was reclassified AG–7 in 1919; IX–23, 24 April 1922; and PG–18, 4 November 1940. …
  Census	1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1940	West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [12]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Residence	1961	Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA   [11]
  	Barbara and Benjamin
  Death	28 Sep 1979	Pennsylvania, USA   [6, 7, 10, 13]
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA   [6, 13]
  	Josephine Williams married Benjamin McKay are buried together
  		Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington, Virginia Find a Grave: #49269 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I25179	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Francis McKay, Sr,   b. 17 Jan 1890, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 Oct 1954, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Helen Gertrude Meagher,   b. 14 Sep 1889, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Jul 1962, Wollaston, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Jun 1913	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [16, 17]
  Family ID	F11284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josephine Barbara Williams,   b. 29 May 1922, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA d. 4 Jan 1995, New Cumberland, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	7 May 1942	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [4, 18, 19]
  Family ID	F10530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Mar 1914 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single - 1920 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 7 May 1942 - Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Residence - Barbara and Benjamin - 1961 - Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA Death - 28 Sep 1979 - Pennsylvania, USA Burial - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Military Records

  Military-McKay Benjamin (Muster) USS Paducah (PG-18) Muster Rolls -- Muster rolls of U.S. Navy ships, stations, and other naval activities, 1939-1949. - Page 64 - U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949

  
  

  People

  McKAY-Helen and Benjamin (family) BACK: Helen Gertrude Meagher (1889-1962) and Benjamin Francis McKay (1890-1954) with FRONT: John Edward McKay (1916-1999), Benjamin Francis McKay 1914-1979 (Laurette Sylvia originally shared this on 14 Nov 2017)

  
  

  Places

  Ship-USS Paducah (PG-18) US Navy Gunboat USS Paducah (PG-18) -- Paducah (Gunboat No. 18/PG-18) was launched 11 October 1904, by Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York; sponsored by Miss Anna May Yeiser; and commissioned 2 September 1905. She was reclassified AG–7 in 1919; IX–23, 24 April 1922; and PG–18, 4 November 1940. …

  
  

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