George H. Kinney

George H. Kinney was born in North Tonawanda and spent part of his boyhood with his aunt on Grand Island. He enlisted in the army in 1945 and served thirty months in Germany before being discharged in February 1950. He re-enlisted that May and was stationed in New York City with a military police detachment until October 1950, when he volunteered for service in Korea. A Master Sergeant in the 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, he was killed in action near Tongmang-ni, South Korea. He was awarded the Purple Heart and several other honors. In 1959, a stone monument built entirely by Koreans in Munsan-ni, South Korea, was dedicated to his memory, and his brother, Major William H. Kinney, who had served 13 months in that area, was present for the dedication. He is buried at White Chapel Memorial Park in Amherst, New York.

Grand Island, New York · United States