Name:
Bartholomew Galvin
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
Unit:
23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division
Date of Death:
1950-09-01
State:
Massachuetts (Ireland)
Cemetery:
Aglish Burial Grounds, Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Cpl Bartholomew Galvin from Annascaul, Kerry was Killed in Action at Changnyong, South Korea (Pusan Perimeter) during the Korean War. Galvin had enlisted in the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division from Weymouth, Massachusetts. He was born on August 16, 1923 in Annascaul and is buried near Annascaul in the Aglish Burial Ground