Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Hugh Rufus McKinney
Headstone of Hugh Rufus McKinney
U.S. Army · United States United States

Hugh Rufus McKinney

Corporal
1947 – 1969
Bronze Star MedalPurple Heart
Army Good Conduct MedalNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 32W
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials In Our Keeping

Corporal Hugh Rufus McKinney served in the U.S. Army. Hugh served with the 4 INF DIV. Hugh served in the Vietnam War. Hugh was 21 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Multiple traumatic injuries
Circumstance Killed in action
Place Kontum
Keepsakes
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Service Record
U.S. Army
K CO, 75TH INFANTRY, 4TH INF DIV, USARV
Infantryman (11B)
CPL
INFANTRYMAN
KONTUM
1969
Pay grade E03.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 6

For service and achievement

Bronze Star Medal V
Purple Heart

Unit awards

Army Good Conduct Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 32W · Line 45 cut as HUGH R Mc KINNEY
In Our Keeping
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Hugh Rufus McKinney
Corporal
U.S. Army
- 1969
75th Infantry Regiment
Corporal
Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart
Army Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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