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Name: Phil Coykendall
Birth Name: Kenneth Philip Coykendall
Hometown: El Centro, California, USA
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, USA
Died: 1960-12-07 (Age:60)
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• 1917 (April 2): Enlisted in US Navy at 17; mother signed consent
• 1919 -- reportedly won two bouts in NYC while in the Navy, and went 2-0-1 in South America
• 1926: Graduated Dartmouth with a degree in Civil Engineering
• 1940: Enters Naval Reserve
• 1944: Named Lt. Commander of a Seabee unit in New Guinea