• Battle of Corregidor 1942

Date of birth:

September 11th, 1919 (Tacoma/Washington, United States)

Date of death:

March 5th, 1991 (Oregon, United States)

Service number:

266635

Nationality:

American

Pfc McKechnie took a Lewis gun to an overlook and personally disabled two of the barges approaching the beaches of Corregidor.

December 1941 - May 1942: Battle of Corregidor
May - September 1945: POW
July 13, 1948 - August 19, 1949: U.S. Army

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private First Class (Marine)

Unit:

1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Philippine Department, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private First Class (Marine)

Unit:

1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Philippine Department, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army

Private First Class Robert P. McKechnie (MCSN: 266635), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until he was returned to U.S. Military Control at the end of the war.

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  - CPL Robert Peter McKechnie (1919-1991) - Find a Grave
  - FROM SHANGHAI TO CORREGIDOR: Marines in the Defense of the Philippines
  

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Japanese Invasion Beach Corregidor - 1st Battalion (reinforced)

Corregidor - Calabarzon

Corregidor - Battery Denver

Corregidor - Calabarzon

Battle of Corregidor 1942