Kenneth Seaton was born in Solomon, KS, on September 2, 1920. Seaton was living in California when he registered for the draft October 16,1940.Seaton entered the US Marines in December, 1941 and was stationed in the South Pacific. Seaton saw action in Guadalcanal, Bougainville, the Gilbert Islands and Iwo Jima where he was wounded. On February, 19, 1945, Corporal Seaton received injuries and was sent to the US Naval hospital in Hawaii.