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Keogh Daniel Joseph “Danny”

Name:
Daniel Joseph “Danny”  Keogh
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
56136795
Unit:
19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1953-03-17
State:
Nevada (Ireland)
Cemetery:
Drumlish Old Cemetery, Drumlish, County Longford, Ireland
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:

PVT Daniel Joseph Keogh; 9th Infantry Regiment "Manchu"; L CO 3 BN; Army; Hostile, Died (KIA); Date Of Loss: March 17, 1953; Service Number: US56136795; Born: September 13, 1928; Home Or Place Of Enlistment: Drumlish, Ireland; Location Or Battle Zone: Imjin River - Double Horseshoe Town Or Area: Little Gibralter - Kowang-San Hill Or Outpost: Hill 355 Burial Location Drumlish Old Graveyard, County Longford, Ireland.
Comments: Private Keogh was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy on Hill 355 "Little Gibralter" in North Korea on March 17, 1953. He was known as "Danny." Cartron Upper, Drumlish, County Longford. Entered from Sparks, Nevada.
From "The Irish in Korea and the Korea Project

Note: Danny Keogh was born in Ireland and immigrated to the US in 1944. He enlisted in the US Army and served in the Korean War and was killed on March 17, 1953. Despite the inscription on his grave stone, 19th Infantry Regiment of the 24th Infantry, alternate sources of information indicate that Keogh served in the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division and was killed during the Battle of Hill 355 “Little Gibraltar” on March 17, 1953 (Source Index of Korean War Casualties and The Korean Project referencing “The Irish in Korea”. These alternate sources seem to be more correct as the 19th Infantry Regiment was not fighting in Korea in March 1953.