John Mckinney

John R. McKinney 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. Against superior numbers, McKinney single-handedly was able to secure a crucial battlefield area before reinforcements arrived. He was presented the Medal in a White House ceremony by President Harry S. Truman on January 23, 1946.

Medal of Honor citation

McKinney, John R. Rank and organization: Sergeant (then Private), U.S. Army, Company A, 123d Infantry, 33d Infantry Division Place and date: Tayabas Province, Luzon, Philippine Islands, May 11, 1945 Entered service at: Woodcliff, Georgia Citation:

Legacy

The State of Georgia renamed a highway The John R. McKinney Medal of Honor Highway in his honor.

Bibliography

Forrest Bryant Johnson, Phantom Warrior: The Heroic True Story of Pvt. John McKinney's One-Man Stand Against the Japanese in World War II (Berkley, 2007)

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients

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