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Richard
E.
McKinney
POW (WWII) KIA

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Technical Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 7, 1942 – November 15, 1942
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Technical Sergeant Richard E. McKinney (MCSN: 196259), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.