Richard McKenna | |
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| Born | May 9, 1913 Mountain Home, Idaho, US |
| Died | November 1, 1964 (aged 51) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US |
| Occupation | Sailor, writer (novelist) |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
Richard Milton McKenna (May 9, 1913 – November 1, 1964) was an American sailor and novelist. He was best known for his historical novel The Sand Pebbles, which tells the story of an American sailor serving aboard a gunboat on the Chinese Yangtze River in 1925.