ISOB Michael Gannon - 2nd Infantry Division
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Grave site 127. Isolated Burial
A standard upright US Military white inscribed gravestone.
Corporal Gannon, an Irish National, was a member of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division.
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea during the Battle for Wonju and Chipyong-ni on February 13, 1951.
He entered service Cleveland Ohio but he was from Dooniver, Achill, County Mayo.
Corporal Gannon was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Monument Text:
CORPORAL MICHAEL GANNON
15th FIELD ARTILLERY, 2ND DIVISION
BORN 14th AUG 1927
DOONIVER
KILLED IN ACTION IN SOUTH KOREA
13th FEB 1951
AGED 24 YEARS
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Units:
15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Division
2nd Infantry Division
Wars:
Korean War
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