# 9
Hometown: Campbellsburg, KY
Position: G Playing Height: 6-1 Playing Weight: 180
Date of Death: April 14, 1945
Additional Photos: (1) (2)
Action Photos: (1) (2)
Game by Game Statistics
Post-UK Career Notes:
Served in the Military
| Season | Games Played | FG | FT | F | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-41 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 37 |
| 1941-42 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 117 |
| Total | 41 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 154 |
Biography - "K" Men Who Died in World War II, Kentucky Program (December 9, 1950)
ENGLAND, Capt. Kenneth Haynes, 24, B.S. in Agri. '42, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert H. England of Campbellsburg. While at the University of Kentucky, he was an outstanding basketball player. During the war he commanded the 10th Mountain Division, the only ski troop in America. In December of 1944 he left for duty in Italy. He led the division in taking Mt. Belvedere from the Nazis, for which he won the Bronze Star. In the final campaign in Italy he died of wounds received while crossing a mine field on April 14, 1945. Besides the Bronze Star he had been awarded the Silver Star. An athletic field in Italy was named England Field.
