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Donald
Joseph
McKinley
February 14, 1921

–

Born:

St. Ansgar

, 

Iowa

Home:

St. Ansgar

, 

Iowa

Donald McKinley became a World War II Navy ACE, credited with shooting down five enemy aircraft in aerial combat.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant [then Lieutenant, Junior Grade]

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 25 (VF-25)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Cowpens (CVL-25)

    Action Date:

    June 19, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 356 (November 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant [then Lieutenant, Junior Grade] Donald J. McKinley, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a carrier-based plane in Fighting Squadron TWENTY-FIVE (VF-25), embarked in U.S.S. COWPENS (CVL-25), over the Marianas on 19 June 1944.