Norman C. McKenna was born on April 1, 1910 in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Manhattan College in 1931. From 1932-1933 he served as Associate Editor of "Short short stories". From 1935-1938 he acted as co-editor with R. Deverall on "Christian Front/Christian Social Action". He then served as a news editor for Religious News Service from 1937-1938. Starting in 1937, Norman C. McKenna also worked as a correspondent for the London Catholic Herald. He held this position until 1942. He concurrently acted as the managing editor from 1938-1941 of the publication "Labor leader", published by the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists (ACTU). In 1941 he further acted as Editor of the "Buffalo Union Leader" publication. Starting in 1942, during World War II, Norman C. McKenna served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in West Africa, and was posted there until the end of the war in 1945. After his service, he went back to writing and editing. From 1945-1947 he held the post of associate editor of the "Wage earner", another publication of the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists (ACTU). From 1947-1949 he worked in Detroit as part of the editorial staff of ACTU's "Michigan Catholic" publication. From 1950-1953, Norman C. McKenna and his wife, Rita, served as members of the Steering Committee on the CANA Conference of the Archdioceses of Washington, D.C. From 1952 to1970 he then worked as a writer and editor as a labor specialist under the United States Information Agency (USIA). From 1970 to 1973 he served as associate editor of "The Enquirer-Gazette" of Upper Marlboro, Md. He was also a regular contributor to the "Prince George's Journal" from 1975-1977. In 1973 he won the Brotherhood Award, presented to him by the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
From the description of The Norman C. McKenna papers. 1934-1971. (Catholic University of America). WorldCat record id: 78810561
