CPL JAMES W. GORMLEY

39TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION (105MM)

A BTRY

3RD INFANTRY DIVISION

ARMY

HOSTILE, DIED (KIA)

DATE OF LOSS: MAY 24, 1951

SERVICE NUMBER: RA13314031

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1931

HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA

LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: 38TH PARALLEL

Comments: Corporal Gormley was a member of the
39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. He
was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea
on May 24, 1951. Corporal James W. Gormley was posthumously
awarded the Silver Star for his actions on May 24, 1951.
Corporal Gormley stayed behind as an artillery spotter to
cover the withdrawal of his unit. When surrounded,
he called in an artillery strike on his position.

Information copied from Korean War Project and the Brookline Journal - 8/16/51.