BGEN JOHN F. KINNEY, USMC
FLIGHT LOG ID: 259

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Silver Star

Theaters/Campaigns:
Wake Island, Korea

Aircraft:
F4F-3
F4U
F9F
HUS
R5D

Ship/Units/Deployments:
VMF-311, CO
MAG-16, CO

Associations/Service Organizations:
Marine Corps Av Assn
Nav Av Museum Fdn
Golden Eagles

Significant Achievements:
One of 5 POWs (and only Marine Corps Aviator) to escape from the Japanese (WWII). Proved jet aircft could be used for close air supp. Wrote specifications for A4D.