Individual Details
Labon James McKinney
(7 Apr 1918 - 5 Feb 1996)
Enlisted World War II, 15 Oct 1941 at Louisville, KY, 6th Batallion, 232nd Regiment
Bootcamp in Georgia, stationed in Alaska before moving to the European Theatre. It was his dream to return to Alaska for a visit.
Taken prisoner - POW Camp, Baden-Baden, Germany, 1 Jan 1945
WWII POW Baden-Baden Germany
Parachuted into France, hidden by locals, marched to Rhine area in dead of winter. Raided a clothing manufacturer, where he procured a German military coat, which he was wearing when wounded and captured.
Discharged 6 April 1945.
Events
| Birth | 7 Apr 1918 | Estill County, Kentucky | |||
| Marriage | 13 Jun 1944 | Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia - Living | |||
| Death | 5 Feb 1996 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | James Marion McKinney (1893 - 1977) |
| Mother | Sarah Adaline Johnson (1890 - 1975) |