Name:
Paul Ivan Maher
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Serial Number:
2031840
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Date of Death:
1966-03-05
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot:
Section 44, Range 4, Plot A
Row:
Grave:
7
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Paul Ivan Maher was born on July 6, 1945, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. He was the son of Patrick Maher and Kathleen C. M. Savello. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on June 26 1963 in New York City. He served in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, as a Lance Corporal during the Vietnam War. LCpl Maher died from his wounds received in battle on March 5, 1966, when a grenade was thrown into their midst and exploded during an ambush. He is now buried in the Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA.