William J. Mckinnon

Dracut- William J. McKinnon, 84, husband of the late Rita (Beaulieu) McKinnon, a resident of this town for many years, died Friday, February 25, at Lowell General Hospital.
Born in Lowell on January 6, 1921, he was a son of the late Luc and Bella (Fortin) McKinnon. He received his education in local schools and was a graduate of Lowell High School.
Prior to his retirement, Mr McKinnon had been employed in the maintenance department at High Voltage Engineering of Burlington. He held memberships with the Dracut Senior Citizens Club and the Centralville Senior Citizens Club.
An Army veteran of WWII, he served as Tech 5 with the 508 Infantry Division as a Paratrouper. He also received the European African Middle Eastern Theatre Campaign Ribbon.
Surviving him are two sons and daughters-in-law, William and Suzy McKinnon of Merrimack, NH and Richard and Leandrea McKinnon of Dracut; two sisters, Rose Lefebvre of Ellenton, FL and Lorraine Rita Thomas of Jacksonville, FL; two grandsons, Mathew and Spencer McKinnon of Dracut. He is also survived by lifelong friends, Leo Beaulieu and Julie Doyle both of Dracut., He was also the brother of the late Leo and George McKinnon.