Abstract Kenneth Roy Wise was born July 7, 1922, in Salinas, California to Robert and Minto Wise. Both of his parents were from New Zealand and arrived together in San Francisco, California on January 15, 1920. They had four children born in California during their 62-year marriage, with Kenneth being the second oldest. Kenneth was raised in San Diego and graduated from San Diego High School in 1941, then attended Vocational School for four months. From June 1941 until February 1943, he also worked...