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VETERANS MEMORIAL
PARK in McKINNEY
WALL of HONOR
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From the Halls of Montezuma, to the alleys of
Fallajuh, and all points in between. For over 160 years, men and women
from Collin County have fought and died to keep America free. |
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The honor, bravery, and sacrifice of these
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines, has established the Stars &
Stripes in the eyes of the world, as the definitive
symbol for the word "Freedom." |
The site you are about to enter contains the names of
326 brother warriors.
Though they are no longer with us in body, their spirits
live on.
"A SOLDIER IS NOT DEAD UNTIL HE IS FORGOTTEN."
It is our sworn duty as Veterans to insure that no Soldier ever dies. No Brother
left behind! As you enter this Hall of Heroes, walk softly with reverence and
respect, yet hold your head high with pride. You are among family. And remember,
fellow Warrior, on that day when you are relieved of duty and fall-in among
their ranks, there will be another Warrior to take your place and walk that post
in a military manner until the day he is properly relieved; and so on, and so
on, and ...
Collin
County Heroes who gave all - Enter
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"All gave
some. Some gave all."
325 Collin County heroes gave their all.
FEBRUARY HEROES |
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BYNUM, DEE FOREST, 26, McKinney, Warrant Officer,
lawyer, died of illness Feb. 1944 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia.
CANTRELL, OSCAR L. JR.
24, McKinney, 1ST Lt. Air Corps, killed in bomber crash Feb. 19,
1943.
COURCY, PETER
JOHN, 22, Frisco, Died on 10 February, 2009
when his vehicle was hit by a car-bomb attack in Salerno, Afghanistan. He died
at Camp Salerno, Afghanistan. He served with D Company, 2nd Bn. 506th Inf. Regt.
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
CRAVER, ARTHUR B.
Princeton, Sgt. KIA Feb. 25, 1945 on Luzon Island in the Philippines.
DICKEN, WILLIE J. JR.
22, Farmersville, Pvt. Tank Destroyer Battalion, KIA Feb. 10, 1944 at Cassino,
Italy.
GREER, JOHN C. Anna,
Mechanic 477th Aero Squadron, Air Service, died Feb. 5, 1918 of
meningitis at Newport News, Va. Buried at Van Alstyne, Tx.
HALE LANNY E., 25,
Wylie & Plano, Killed in Vietnam 8 Feb. 1968, ARMY, SP4, Rifleman, awarded
Bronze Star, buried at Wylie Cemetery, Wylie, Texas.
HOFFMAN CHARLES E.,
19, McKinney, Killed in Vietnam 9 Feb. 1968, ARMY, SP4, Medic, awarded
Silver Star for bravery.
KINNAMON, ROBERT H.
Plano, Pvt. Co B. 1st Bn. 22nd Engineers, died in France
Feb. 24, 1919.
KIRBY, JACK 21,
McKinney, Cpl. USMC, machine gunner, KIA Feb. 28, 1945 at Iwo Jima Island, was
part of the unit that placed the flag atop Mt. Suribachi.
KRUG, KENNETH JR.,
McKinney, Lt. Air Corps, radio technician, KIA Feb. 4, 1944.
LINECUM, M. T. JR.
20, Altoga, Cpl. USMC, KIA Feb. 28, 1945 at Iwo Jima Island.
LUSCOMBE, FRANCIS R.
Anna, Navy, pilot of ‘Hellcat’ fighter based on aircraft carrier, KIA Feb. 16,
1945 in the South Pacific.
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MALONE JAMES E., 21,
McKinney, Killed in Vietnam 3 Feb. 1968, ARMY, PFC, Rifleman & Paratrooper,
Bronze Star.
MONTGOMERY, J. L.
Nevada, Sgt. 38431919, tank commander, KIA Feb. 1945 in Germany.
POINDEXTER, A. D.
(JACK) Murphy, Lt. 15th Army Air Force, navigator on B17, KIA Feb.
20, 1945.
REIDELL, GEORGE L.
McKinney, Air Corps, tail gunner on B24 Liberator, KIA Feb 21, 1945 when shot
down over Duisburg, Germany.
RIKE, THOMAS L. JR.
Farmersville, B17 waist gunner, KIA Feb. 1944 when his plane went down over the
English Channel.
SANDERS, JASPER, R.
Celina, Pvt. Transport Corps, died Feb. 10, 1919 in France.
SMITH, JESSE A.
Plano, Pvt. mortarman, KIA Feb. 18, 1945 near Kleinblatt, Germany, posthumously
awarded the Bronze Star.
SPARKMAN, JAMES F.
Frisco, Pvt. Co. E. 589th Inf. 90th Div. KIA Feb. 6, 1918
in the torpedo sinking of the Cunard Liner, Tuscania, by a German submarine, off
the coast of Scotland, with the deaths of 264 people. Buried at Arlington
National Cemetery.
STANDERFER, JIMMIE W.
Plano, PFC KIA Feb. 23, 1945 in the Battle for Manila, Philippines.
STEINDAM
RUSSELL A.,
23, Plano, Killed in Vietnam 1 Feb. 1970, ARMY, 1st Lt.,
Armor Reconnaissance & Paratrooper. Awarded the
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
TROSCLAIR, JAMES O,
23, McKinney, Airman 1st Class, 307th Heavy Bomb
Group, USAF Killed in Korea Feb. 28, 1954.
YOUNG, H. R. (BLACKIE) 31, McKinney, 1st Lt. Air Corps, flight
engineer on B29, KIA Feb. 20, 1945 over Saipan.
ROBINSON, ROBERT W.
22, McKinney, USMC PFC, 1st Tank Bn. Killed in Korea Feb. 22,
1951.
ROSS, FORREST S. Jr,
20, Cpl. 15th Inf. Reg. US Army Killed in Korea Feb. 17, 1953 |
HALL OF HEROES
There are 326 names on the
McKinney Veterans Memorial
Thus far we have found 104 pictures.
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