Irish who lost their lives with U.S. Forces, Korea

IRISH VETERANS MEMORIAL PROJECT

Thomas John Ward, PFC, U.S. Army, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Oct 20, 1926 Osman Street (off Falls Road), Belfast, Co Antrim, (raised in Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan) U.S. at Large Aug 22, 1950 Killed in Action South Korea     Buried in Donaghmoyne Cemetery, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan   Bartholomew Galvin, CPL, U.S. Army, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Aug 16, 1923 Gorticurrane, Annascaul, Co Kerry Weymouth, Massachusetts Sep 01, 1950 Killed in Action South Korea     Buried in Aglish Cemetery, Annascaul, Co. Kerry John Corcoran, PFC, U.S. Army, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Sep 3, 1929 Coolikerane, Millstreet, Co Cork Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Sep 24, 1950 Wounded in Action South Korea Oct 2, 1950: Died of Wounds Osaka Hospital, Japan     Buried in Calvary Cemetery, Lafayette Parish Thomas Joseph O’Brien, SGT, U.S. Army, 90th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   May 13, 1927 Ballyvistea, Emly, Co Tipperary New York City, NY Oct 26, 1950 Killed in Action North Korea     Body not recovered William (Billy) Scully, PFC, U.S. Army, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Feb 9, 1924 Kilgrena, Galbally, Co Limerick Manhasset, Nassau County, New York Jan 14, 1951 Killed in Action South Korea     Buried in Galbally Cemetery, Co. Limerick Michael Gannon, CPL, U.S. Army, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Aug 14, 1927 Dooniver, Achill, Co Mayo Cleveland, Ohio Feb 13, 1951 Killed in Action South Korea     Buried in Bunnacurry Cemetery, Achill, Co. Mayo Michael Thomas King, PFC, U.S. Army, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   25 November 1924, Athygrania, Elphin,Co Roscommon US Virgin Islands Feb 13, 1951 Killed in Action South Korea     Buried in Shankill Cemetery (nr. Elphin), Co. Roscommon Michael Patrick Hardiman, PVT E-2, U.S. Army, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Sep 22, 1926 Moyne, Ballaghadereen, Co Roscommon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mar 06, 1951 Killed in Action South Korea     Buried in Fairymount Cemetery (nr. Loughglynn), Co. Roscommon William (Billy) Collins, PFC, U.S. Army, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Dec 14, 1928 Tullig South, Templeglantine, Co Limerick Queens, New York May 18, 1951 Killed in Action South Korea     Buried in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York William Francis Murphy, PFC, U.S. Army, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Oct 11, 1922 Shandon Street, Cork City, Co Cork New York City, New York Feb 12, 1951 Taken POW While in Action South Korea May 18, 1951: Died in Captivity North Korea     Body Not Recovered Daniel Christopher (Donal) Harrington, PVT E-2, U.S. Army, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Jan 22, 1926 Ardnacluggan, Eyeries, Co Cork Brooklyn, New York June 06, 1951 Killed in Action North Korea     Buried in Old Cemetery, Castletownbere, Co. Cork Michael Fitzpatrick, PFC, U.S. Army, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   May 8, 1928 Cappagh, Claremorris, Co Mayo Whiting, Indiana Aug 18, 1951 Killed in Action North Korea     Buried in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Worth, IL John Canty, PVT E-2, U.S. Army, 13th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Sept 6, 1926 Ahabeg, Lixnaw, Co Kerry Chicago, Illinois Aug 26, 1951 Non-Hostile Death, Accident North Korea     Buried in Kiltomey Cemetery, Lixnaw, Co. Kerry Philip Columba Lynch, PVT E-2, U.S. Army, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   July 12, 1929 Brooklawn, Kilconly, Co Galway San Francisco, California Aug 27, 1951 Killed in Action North Korea     Buried in Kilconly Parish Cemetery, Tuam, Co. Galway Michael Herlihy, PFC, U.S. Army, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Oct 1, 1929 Mount Falvey, Scartaglen, Co Kerry San Francisco, California Sep 12, 1951 Killed in Action North Korea     Buried in Ballydesmond Cemetery, Co. Cork Maurice Angland, PFC, U.S. Army 8th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   July 22, 1928 Meentinna, Rockchapel, Co Cork Chicago, Illinois October 4, 1951 Killed in Action North Korea     Buried in Clonfert Cemetery, Newmarket, Co. Cork Patrick J. Sheahan (Sheehan), CPL, U.S. Army, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Mar 3, 1928 Leitrim Middle, Newtown Sandes, Co Kerry New York City, New York Oct 4, 1951 Killed in Action Chungse-ri, North Korea     Buried in Murhur Cemetery, Moyvane, Co. Kerry Thomas Stephen Quinn, PFC, U.S. Army, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Dec 25th, 1928 Clooninsla, Ballinlough, Co Roscommon Toledo, Ohio Oct 6, 1951 Killed in Action North Korea     Buried in Calvary Cemetery (military section), Toledo, Ohio Patrick Augustus White, PFC, U.S. Army, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Oct 19, 1927 Lisdoo, Dundalk, Co Louth Moline, Illinois 06, 1951 Killed in Action North Korea     Buried in Calvary Cemetery (military section), Toledo, Ohio Alphonsus O'Connell, CPL, U.S. Army, 8th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   June 29, 1927 Sarsfield Avenue, Garryowen, Limerick City New York City, New York Oct 29, 1951 Killed in Action North Korea     Buried in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York William John Mills, PVT E-2, U.S. Army, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Dec 14, 1929 Enniskillen Street, Belfast, Co Antrim Jersey City, New Jersey Nov 05, 1951 Missing in Action North Korea Dec 31, 1953: Declared Died while Missing     Body not recovered Patrick McEnery, PFC, U.S. Army, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Oct 12, 1927 Turaree Lower, Glin, Co Limerick Chicago, Illinois Nov 13, 1951 Killed in Action North Korea     Body not recovered Owen Prior, PFC, U.S. Army Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Dec 10, 1928 Derradda, Ballinamore, Co Leitrim Providence, Rhode Island July 21, 1952 Non-Hostile Death, Drowned Korea     Buried in Coraleehan Graveyard (nr. Derradda), Co. Leitrim Michael A McCormack, PFC, U.S. Army, Quartermaster Corps Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   May 7, 1927 Church Park, Co Roscommon Boston, Massachusetts July 22, 1952 Non-Hostile Death, Drowned Chunchon, South Korea     Buried in Taughmaconnell Cemetery, Co. Roscommon John F. Dillon (Dillane), PVT E-2, U.S. Army, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   July 24, 1930 Coole, Kilteely, Co Limerick (Born Hartford, Connecticut to Irish parents. Raised in Co. Limerick, ages 4 through 17 Feb 09, 1953 Killed in Action North Korea     Buried in Kilteely Cemetery, Co. Limerick Daniel Joseph (Danny) Keogh, PVT E-2, U.S. Army, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   13, 1928 Cartron Upper, Drumlish, Co Longford Sparks, Nevada Mar 17, 1953 Killed in Action North Korea     Buried in Drumlish Cemetery, Co. Longford Mark James Brennan, SGT, U.S. Army, 78th AAA Battalion Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   July 10, 1929 Ballinamore, Kiltimagh, Co Mayo Greenwich, Connecticut June 18, 1953 Non-Hostile Death, Air Crash while returning from R&R to his unit at Suwon Air Base, Korea     Buried in St. Mary's RC Cemetery, North St., Greenwich, CT Patrick Jospeh Lavin, PVT E-2, U.S. Army, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Mar 5, 1932 Glackaun, Drumkeeran, Co Leitrim Bronx, New York July 10, 1953 Killed in Action North Korea     Buried in St. Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, New York John Patrick White, PFC, U.S. Marine Corps, 7th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division Date & Place of Birth: Home of Record: Date & Place of Death:   Apr 14, 1930 Caherdaniel, Co Kerry New York City, New York Sep 24, 1952 Taken POW While in Action North Korea Body not recovered

 

Irish who lost their lives with British Forces, Korea

M Dempsey, Pte, 1st Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders
	Place of Birth:	Waterford
	Date of Death:	September 21, 1950

JM Rudge, Cpl, Royal Signals
	Place of Birth:	Dublin
	Date of Death:	October 27, 1950

JD Foster, Pte, 1st Argyl & Sutherland Highlanders
	Place of Birth:	Dublin
	Date of Death:	November 5, 1950

GH Lawrence, L/Cpl, 1st Glosters
	Place of Birth:	Dublin
	Date of Death:	November 25, 1950

JD Gibson, Cpl, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	Accidental death November 29, 1950

AR Browne, Fus, 1st Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
	Place of Birth:	Galway
	Date of Death:	November 30, 1950

Thomas Kennedy, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	January 1, 1951

C G Alexander, Lt, 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars
	Place of Birth:	Dublin
	Date of Death:	January 3, 1951

CAHB Blake, Maj, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Meelick, Co Galway
	Date of Death:	January 3, 1951

C Ramsay, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Templemore, Co L'Derry
	Date of Death:	January 3, 1951

RD Fleming, Capt, 45th Field Artillery
	Place of Birth:	Culduff, Co Donegal
	Date of Death:	January 3, 1951

William McConnell, Cpl, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Ballyclare, Co Antrim
	Date of Death:	January 3, 1951

Robert McCormick, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	January 3, 1951

DH Johnson, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	January 4 , 1951

J Collison, Tpr, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
	Place of Birth:	Athy, Co Kildare
	Date of Death:	January 4 , 1951

Robert McCracken, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	January 4 , 1951

John Patrick McDonnell, Pte, Army Catering Corps
	Place of Birth:	Monaghan
	Date of Death:	January 4 , 1951

Patrick McGeoghegan, Cpl, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	L'Derry
	Date of Death:	January 4 , 1951

Michael McSherry, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Dublin
	Date of Death:	January 4 , 1951

William Moore, Cpl, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Limavady, Co L'Derry
	Date of Death:	January 4 , 1951

Christopher Murray, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Dublin
	Date of Death:	January 4 , 1951

Samuel Robinson, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Ballymena, Co Antrim
	Date of Death:	January 4 , 1951

J Donnelly, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Cork
	Date of Death:	January 5 , 1951

James Shannon, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Ballymena, Co Antrim
	Date of Death:	January 5 , 1951

William Adair, Cpl, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Newtownards, Co Down
	Date of Death:	Missing in action January 5 , 1951

JC Bustard, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Lisburn, Co Antrim
	Date of Death:	January 15 , 1951

JT Doyle, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Clonakilty, Co Cork
	Date of Death:	February 19, 1951

J O'Gorman, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Cork
	Date of Death:	February 19, 1951

Samuel Wallace, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	March 20, 1951

William McWilliams, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Newry, Co Down
	Date of Death:	Died as POW April 12, 1951

Frank Nugent, Sgt, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	Died as POW April 18, 1951

Robert Martin, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Carrickfergus, Co Antrim
	Date of Death:	Died as POW April 22, 1951

A Bruce Samuel Hudson, Lt, 45th Field Artillery
	Place of Birth:	Dublin
	Date of Death:	April 23, 1951

AJ McNaughton, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	April 23, 1951

Samuel Montgomery, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	L'Derry
	Date of Death:	April 23, 1951

William Francis Synott, Pte, 1st Glosters
	Place of Birth:	Dublin
	Date of Death:	April 24, 1951

Charles Clarke, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Ballymoney, Co Down
	Date of Death:	April 25, 1951

David Gaw, Sgt, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Bangor, Co Down
	Date of Death:	April 25, 1951

Cornelius Gouldsborough, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Thurles, Co Tipperary
	Date of Death:	April 25, 1951

T Lennon, Sgt, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Bourbridge, Co Down
	Date of Death:	April 25, 1951

W Lorimer, Cpl, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Ballymena, Co Down
	Date of Death:	April 25, 1951

JP McCartan, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	April 25, 1951

H McCracken, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	April 25, 1951

Thomas McGivern, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	April 25, 1951

Samuel Mullan, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	April 25, 1951

James Porter, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	L'Derry
	Date of Death:	April 25, 1951

James Walshe, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Dublin
	Date of Death:	April 25, 1951

William Davidson, Cpl, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Ballymoney, Co Antrim
	Date of Death:	Died as POW June 1, 1951

Robert Craig, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	Died as POW June 25, 1951

Michael Reidy, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Ennistymon, Co Clare
	Date of Death:	Died as POW August 2, 1951

Edward Lyons, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	Died as POW August 31, 1951

Lawrence Kavanagh, Sgt, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Pollerton, Co Carlow
	Date of Death:	September 4, 1951

R Cunningham, Rfn,
	Place of Birth:	Roslea, Co Fermanagh
	Date of Death:	Accidental death September 17, 1951

Daniel Maher, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Tipperary
	Date of Death:	Died as POW September 28, 1951

J Foley, Rfn, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles
	Place of Birth:	Kilkenny
	Date of Death:	Accidental death October 1, 1951

T Cawley, Sgt, 61st Light Artillery
	Place of Birth:	Sligo
	Date of Death:	November 18, 1951

M Connor, Pte, Duke of Wellington's Regiment
	Place of Birth:	Co Clare
	Date of Death:	May 29, 1953

N Black, Rfn, Duke of Wellington's Regiment
	Place of Birth:	Belfast
	Date of Death:	May 29, 1953

PJ Keating, Gnr, 61st Light Artillery
	Place of Birth:	Dublin
	Date of Death:	June 12, 1953

 

Irish who lost their lives with Australian Forces, Korea

William Kevin Murphy, Cpl, 3rd Royal Australian Regiment
	Place of Birth:	Ennis, Co Clare
	Date of Death:	April 24, 1951

Peter White, Pte, 3rd Royal Australian Regiment
	Place of Birth:	Cahir, Co Tipperary
	Date of Death:	January 14, 1953

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