If this is your Sydney - looks promising
He could still be alive - as he doesn't appear in Social Security records.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record
Name: Sydney W Penney
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, not yet a citizen
Nativity State or Country: Channel Islands or England or Great Britain or Isle Of Man or Northern Ireland or Scotland or Wales
State: Massachusetts
County or City: Suffolk
Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1942
Enlistment State: Massachusetts
Enlistment City: Boston
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Motorcycle Mechanic or Packer, High Explosives (Munitions worker, ammunition. ) or Toolroom Keeper or Stock Clerk or Stock Control Clerk
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 140
Name: Sydney W Penney
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1920
Street Address: 9 Kurt Rd
City: Salem
County: Rockingham
State: New Hampshire
Zip Code: 03079
Phone Number: 603-898-5460
Household Members: none mentioned
Name Est. Age Birth Year
Sydney W Penney 85 1920
As of 2002Susan
