Seth A. McKinney collection
Scope and Contents
Technical Sergeant Seth A. McKinney served as a flight engineer and a gunner on a B-24 Liberator stationed at Cerignola, Italy. He completed over 40 missions as a part of the 767th Bombardment Squadron, 461st Bombardment Group of the 15th Air Force. This collection includes photographs, documents, and artifacts.
Dates
- Created: 1917-1977
- Other: Majority of material found in 1942-1945
- Other: Date acquired: 04/19/1999
Creator
- McKinney, Seth A. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical or Historical Information
Seth A. McKinney was born in Long Grove, Iowa on August 26, 1918. Prior to enlisting on October 24, 1942, McKinney worked as an automobile mechanic. He completed his training at Keesler Field, Mississippi, Biloxi, Missouri, Boise, Idaho, and Nashville Gunnery School. On February 10, 1944, he was deployed to Italy and arrived in Cerignola thirteen days later. McKinney served as an engineer and gunner aboard B-24 Liberators targeting Axis resources. During his 12th mission on April 23, 1944, he and his crew were to forced to bail out of their bomber over the Adriatic Sea. They landed on the partisan run island of Vis and were rescued ten days later. After over 40 missions, McKinney and his crew were given other duties in July of 1944. He was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Clusters and the Bronze Star for his duties. On April 7, 1945, McKinney was discharged as a Technical Sergeant at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri. After the war, McKinney married Virginia Armstrong in 1947. Seth A. McKinney passed away on May 21, 1993, at the age of 74 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Extent
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
Source of Acquisition
Virginia Armstrong McKinney
Method of Acquisition
Donated.
Accruals and Additions
Two published books donated November 16, 2001.
- Airplane mechanics (Persons) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- B-24 (Bomber) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bombing, Aerial Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bronze Star Medal (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cerignola (Italy) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diary Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iowa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jefferson Barracks (Saint Louis, Mo.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Keesler Field (Miss.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States--Armed Forces--Uniforms Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army Air Forces, 461st Bombardment Group
- United States. Army Air Forces, 767th Bombardment Squadron
- United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 15th
- United States. Army Air Forces. Medals, badges, decorations, etc Subject Source: Local sources
- Vis Island (Croatia) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Austria Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--France Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Hungary Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Romania Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Yugoslavia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Seth A. McKinney collection
- Author
- Julianna Witt
- Date
- 09/07/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
116 Honors Way
PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu