Born in Washington, D.C. on January 8, 1925. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School and Woodward Prep School. Graduated early in February 1943. During those years he was on the swimming team and received numerous swimming awards, both locally and regionally. He also learned to fly during his teen years and received a student (CAA) license and entered the Civil Air Patrol in the Capitol Squadron flying from Congressional Airport in Rockville, Maryland.

In April 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia awaiting entry into the USAAC as an Aviation Cadet. In May he was transferred to Keesler Army Airbase in Mississippi, then to Coe College, Iowa as a Pre-Aviation Cadet at the College Training Detachment. The next stop was to Santa Ana, California as an Aviation Cadet. After being divided up and classified as Bombardier, Navigator, or Pilot. about one third of the cadets were washed out at each phase of out training. Primary pilot flight training was at King City, CA. Flying the Ryan PT-22, basic flying school at Marana Airbase, AZ flying the BT-13. Advanced flying was at Marfa, TX in twin engine advanced flying school. Ken graduated as a 2nd Lt. Half of his class was commissioned as 2nd Lt., and half were graduated as Flight Officers.

Ken was assigned as his first officer assignment to Laughlin Army Airbase at Del Rio, Texas for B-26 (martin) flight training. The class was cancelled for the new students and all were transferred to various training. The class was cancelled for the new students and all were transferred to various bases. Ken was assigned to Midland Army Airbase, Texas to fly AT-11 aircrafts for student training as Bombardiers. After a short period he was transferred to Victorville Army Airbase, California for a "Triple Head" rated program that was shortly terminated due to lack of planes, radar equipment, and qualified instructors. The next assignment was for B-24 training.

Ken entered the B-29 program in Roswell, N. Mexico, after completing the B-24 pilot program at Kirtland Army Airbase, NE. With B-29 Combat Crew training at Gulfport Airbase, MS. Combat Aircraft were assigned to crews at Kearney Army Airbase, NE. Ken was assigned to the 509th Atomic Composite Bomb Group flying C-54's, transporting scientific personnel and equipment to Kwajalein Island for "Operation Crossroads". He stayed at Kwajalein Island, a near by island in flight operations then returned to Roswell, N. Mexico requesting discharge to return to college.

Ken entered American University in September 1946 and graduated in 1949. While attending the University, he was on the swimming team. He flew P-51's and T-6's with the 15th Night Fighter Squad (Reserves), later transferring to the 121st Fighter Squad of the DCANG flying P-47's. He worked as an Investigator too, with the U.S. Treasury in Richmond, Va. He also f lew P-47's with the VANG until called to active duty during the Korean War in 1951. After four squadron moves to different bases he flew P-5's at Tyndall AFB while attending a classified tactical mobile radar controllers course. Upon completion of the radar training he was assigned to the 5th Radar Squadron at pope AFB (Fort Bragg). Kens next assignment was to the Arctic with the Air Rescue Service as a rescue pilot and project "High Flight" team member building survival camps on the Ice Cop in Greenland for use by Fighter Pilots that were forced to ditch due to weather at BW-1. Most fighters did not have Air to Air refueling during this period.

Upon completion of the three-year tour in the arctic, he was assigned as a Special Agent with the Office of Special Investigations (IG) at Davis Monthan AFB, England AFB and several other locations in counter intelligence activities. His next uniformed assignment was at England AFD as a radar flight controller and supply officer with the AC&W Squadron, flying T-33's with the 401st TFW. Ken was then assigned to Itazuke, Japan and Oscan Korea in 1962 as a special munitions supply (AFK) officer with Det. 1, 8th TFW & 314th air division. He returned to the United States for a staff assignment at WPAFB, Ohio. With headquarters USAFRS later moved to Randolph AFB until 1967. Ken was alerted to return to the cockpit for F-105 training at McConnell Pentagon for a TDY stay and then assigned to the School of Aerospace Medicine as Commander of Detachment One, in charge of research flight operations at several locations. Ken retired from the USAF in 1970 and started a second career as a fire safety engineer and technical marketing representative, traveling to many parts of the world. Ken retired in 1987, and has been active as a volunteer in church, veteran and community related activities.