ISOB Scully
Details:
In the center of the cemetery. Isolated Burial
A standard upright US Military white inscribed gravestone and a private gravestone.
Private First Class William “Billy” Scully served with the 31st Infantry Regiment “The Polar Bears”, 7thInfantry Division in Korea. He was killed by a sniper on January 14, 1951.
He was from Galbally, County Limerick. He lived in Manhasset, Long Island, NY for a year when he joined the Army. He was in Korea just a few weeks when he was killed.
Monument Text:
William Scully is noted on two headstones.
The first is a standard US military marker.
The second is the family headstone.
Military headstone:
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WILLIAM
SCULLY
New York
PFC 31 Infantry
7 Infantry Div.
Korea
February 2 1924
January 14 1951
R. I. P.
Family headstone:
erected by
BRIDGET SCULLY Deerpark
in memory of
EDMOND HILL
died April 12th 1936
and of
WILLIAM SCULLY
died in Korea
Jan. 14th 1951 aged 26 yrs.
and of
NORA SCULLY
died Dec. 26th 1951
DENIS SCULLY
died May 24 1965 aged 86 Yrs
BRIDGET SCULLY
died July 2 1976 aged 86 Yrs
ANNE SCULLY
died April 2. 1987 aged 64 yrs
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
31st Infantry Regiment
7th Infantry Division
Wars:
Korean War
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