From the Korean War Project:
PVT Philip Columba Lynch;
38th Infantry Regiment;
G CO, 2 BN;
Army;
Hostile, Died (KIA);
Date Of Loss: August 27, 1951;
Service Number: US56141636;
Born: July 12, 1929;
Home Or Place Of Enlistment:
Brooklawn, Ireland;
Location Or Battle Zone: Bloody Ridge
Burial Location:
Kilconly Cemetery, County Galway, Ir
Comments: Private Lynch was a member of the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while attacking enemy positions on "Bloody Ridge" in North Korea on August 27, 1951. Brooklawn, Taum, Kilconly, County Galway. Entered Boston, Massachusetts. "The Irish in Korea." Reported DOD last known home of record - Kilconly Tuam, Galway, Ireland.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Lynch of Brooklawn, Kilconly Tuam, Galway, Ireland.
Korean War Project Key No: 18105
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Lynch Philip Columba
Name:
Philip Columba Lynch
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
56141636
Unit:
38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1951-08-27
State:
Massacheutts (Ireland)
Cemetery:
Kilconly Graveyard, Tuam, County Galway, Ireland
Plot:
Section C Plot 30
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments: