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- John Randolph McKinney (February 26, 1921 – April 5, 1997) was a United States soldier who received the Medal of Honor in World War II during the campaign to recapture the Philippines from Japanese forces in 1945.
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John Randolph McKinney (February 26, 1921 – April 5, 1997) was a United States soldier who received the Medal of Honor in World War II during the campaign to recapture the Philippines from Japanese forces in 1945. Although greatly outnumbered by about 100 Japanese soldiers, McKinney was single-handedly able to secure a crucial battlefield ...
Oct 22, 2020 · Army Private John R. McKinney was resting after a shift on guard duty in the Luzon area of the Philippines in May 1945 when his position was attacked by some 100 Japanese soldiers at a full run.
- Blake Stilwell
John McKinney was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery, but his story has never been told. The son of a Georgia sharecropper, he learned to hunt and survive in the wilderness while helping to feed his family in the Depression.
Aug 7, 2007 · On May 11, 1945, McKinney returned fire on the Japanese attacking his unit, using every available weapon-even his fists-standing alone against wave after wave of dedicated Japanese soldiers. At the end, John McKinney was alive-with over forty Japanese bodies before him.
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- Forrest Bryant Johnson
U.S. Army Sergeant John Randolph McKinney was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.
Jan 23, 2023 · On this day in 1946, a hero is awarded the Medal of Honor. John McKinney’s story could have easily become lost to history, if only because McKinney himself seemed anxious to forget what he’d been through. He spent the last decades of his life farming, fishing, and hunting.
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