McKinney, Clemie
Navy Lieutenant commander
Clemie McKinney, age 26, from Cleveland, Ohio, Cuyahoga county. Their last known residence was in Cleveland.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, April 14, 1972
Death details: Hostile, died missing, South Vietnam; McKinney was aboard an F4 fighter jet with Lt. Joseph Greenleaf for a bombing mission. The jet was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. On August 14, 1985, the Vietnamese government returned remains they claimed were McKinney’s. The family disagreed but the Navy confirmed the claim in February 1988.
Source: National Archives, POW Network, New York Times, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
