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McKinney, Eugene Phillip ("Gene"), Capt.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Jefferson City
Last Address Phan Rang AB
Casualty Date Mar 24, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Binh Dinh (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Resurrection Cemetery - Jefferson City, Missouri
Prior to entering the Air Force, Capt. McKinney attended Lincoln University.
Captain McKinney entered service on 13 October 1959 at Lackland AFB, Texas. He was commissioned upon completion of training as a navigator at Harlingen AFB, Texas in 1960. He was promoted to Captain in March 1965. He graduated from fighter-bomber pilot training in May 1967.
He began his service in Vietham at Phan Rang AB, RVN in February 1968.
In Vietnam, he was lost on a mission flying an F-100D out of Phan Rang AB, RVN while supporting South Korean troops. He made three bombing runs, and was shot down during a strafing run.
He left a wife and five children at his passing.
He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, Air Medal, Purple Heart, and the South Korean Order of Military Merit (Hwarang) at Scott AFB, that were presented to his wife, Sue. She passed away on 17 February 2014.
Comments/Citation:
see Notes
"Capitol Citian Dies in Action", Jefferson City Post Tribune, Missouri, 26 March 1968, page 1.
"Captain McKinney Honored: Medals Given Posthumously", Jefferson City Post Tribune, Missouri, 21 November 1968, page 2.
