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John R. McKinney — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score150761st out of 4481

Number of Medals10

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score166679 of 4481

U.S. Army#272of 2016

Infantry#270of 1502

World War II#324of 924

John R. McKinney

Sergeant, U.S. Army

World War II

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Army Good Conduct Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (3)
World War II Victory Medal
Philippine Liberation Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

John Randolph 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. Although greatly outnumbered by about 100 Japanese soldiers, McKinney was single-handedly able to secure a crucial battlefield area before reinforcements arrived. He was presented the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony by President Harry S. Truman on January 23, 1946.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Bronze Star Medal(base 30)

+30

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+20

Heroic Score150 pts