James L. McKenna, Lt.

Personal information
Age	26
Nationality	Canadian
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Genealogy	Son of Cornelius and Elizabeth McKenna, of Grand Pabos, Gaspe County, Province of Quebec, Canada.
Military information
Army Number	CDN-639
Rank	Lt.
Function	Unknown
Platoon / Troop / Flight	Unknown
Company / Squadron	Unknown
Unit / Group	11th Battalion 4th Parachute Brigade
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	Army Air Corps Parachute Regiment
Death information
Died when	22-9-1944
Died where	Oosterbeek
Spot	Weverstraat
Map reference	Unknown
Burial location	Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands
Grave number	6-A-9
Graves overview	Graves overview
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
Lt. McKenna converted from artillery to infantry in order to qualify for the CANLOAN program which ultimatly saw him attached to the 1st Airborne Division. The CANLOAN program was set up for Canadian Officers to fill up the shortage of Brittish Officers in the Brittish Armies.

Personal information
Age	26
Nationality	Canadian
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Genealogy	Son of Cornelius and Elizabeth McKenna, of Grand Pabos, Gaspe County, Province of Quebec, Canada.
Military information
Army Number	CDN-639
Rank	Lt.
Function	Unknown
Platoon / Troop / Flight	Unknown
Company / Squadron	Unknown
Unit / Group	11th Battalion 4th Parachute Brigade
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	Army Air Corps Parachute Regiment
Death information
Died when	22-9-1944
Died where	Oosterbeek
Spot	Weverstraat
Map reference	Unknown
Burial location	Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands
Grave number	6-A-9
Graves overview	Graves overview
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
Lt. McKenna converted from artillery to infantry in order to qualify for the CANLOAN program which ultimatly saw him attached to the 1st Airborne Division. The CANLOAN program was set up for Canadian Officers to fill up the shortage of Brittish Officers in the Brittish Armies.