ROBERT J MCKENNA
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Officer Rank: Private First Class
Memorial Panel: 40-E: 22
Department: U.S. Department of the Army
End of Watch: February 22, 1966
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: 6
Description: PFC McKenna, a military policeman, was shot and killed at the main gate when he attempted to stop a car from leaving the Fort Gordon Army Base in Fort Gordon, Georgia. PFC McKenna was shot in the face. The two drunken men responsible for the murder had stolen a car and robbed a tavern earlier that night. The shooter was sentenced to life in prison, and his accomplice pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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