John R. McKinney was born Oct. 28, 1914 to A. Ray and Mabel G. McCord McKinney. He died Oct. 26, 1944 and is buried in Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa, IA.
Sgt. McKinney served in World War II with the U.S. Army 19th Infantry and was KIA in Leyte, Philippine Islands while the company was attacking a Japanese strongpoint.
Source: ancestry.com
