Stephen J. Kercheff was born Jan. 12, 1922 to Steve Sam and Dora Fern Redington Kercheff. He died Oct. 26, 1942 and is memorialized at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines.
Petty Officer Kercheff served with the U.S. Navy in World War II and was KIA while serving aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6).
Sources: ancestry.com