James McKenna was the son of Mr. And Mrs. James McKenna.

M. V. Tuscan Star was torpedoed 6 September 1942 and sunk by the German Submarine U-109, SW of Cape Palmas, Liberia in position 01.34N 11.39W [18]. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires (Argentina), Santos (Brazil) and Freetown (Sierra Leone) to the River Mersey with 7840 tons of meat and 5000 tons of general cargo. She sank in 14 minutes and 42 crew, 8 gunners and 3 passengers were lost. (http://www.bluestarline.org/tuscan1.html) AWMM