Gene McKinney
Military Person
1950 –
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Who is Gene McKinney?
Gene C. McKinney was the 10th sergeant major of the army of the United States, serving from July 1995 to October 1997. He was the first and to date the only African American to reach that rank in the United States Army. In 1998, he was court martialed on a variety of charges including sexual harassment and obstruction of justice. He was convicted of the obstruction of justice charge and demoted to the rank of master sergeant.
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- Born
- Nov 3, 1950
Monticello - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Florida
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on July 23, 2013
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