Kevin W. Yokum
Panel S-72, South Pool, National September 11 Memorial Panel S-72, South Pool, National September 11 Memorial

Petty Officer Second Class U.S. Navy

Petty Officer Second Class

Also kept at

salute.nw ↗ Petty Officer Second Class ยท The Pentagon

In memory of

Kevin W. Yokum

1973 – 2001

Born in
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Killed that day
September 11, 2001, aged 27
Lived in
Washington, D.C.
Worked
Petty Officer 2nd Class, U.S. Navy

Information Technician Second Class, United States Navy, at the Pentagon.

He grew up at Lake Charles and finished at LaGrange High School, where his classmates liked him and remembered him at a recent reunion. His father said he liked sports a great deal, basketball particularly - that he would pick out players and work out who would go in the first round of the draft.

He joined the Navy straight out of school, was stationed at San Diego and travelled widely, and came home to Louisiana once or twice a year. He had been at the Pentagon three years and lived nearby in Maryland.

His father said: I am so proud of him, especially since he did serve his country. He was a young man who was strong of character, honest, and one who always wanted to encourage and help other people.

How they died

Killed at the Pentagon on the morning of 11 September 2001, when American Airlines flight 77 struck the western face of the building at 9:37. A hundred and twenty-five people inside and fifty-nine aboard the aircraft were killed.

Survived by

His parents Allen and Beulah.

What people have said 1

I came looking for your name and I found it, and I stopped here a while. Rest easy.

S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026