Francis B. Mahoney

Francis B. Mahoney
Class Year1953
RankPVT
ServiceUSMC
ConflictKorea
Born10/12/1928
HometownWatertown, MA
Died09/24/1951
Location of DeathKorea

Additional Information

Military Awards and Decorations: Purple Heart; Combat Action Ribbon; Korean Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Korean War Service Medal

Notes: Private Mahoney was a member of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on September 24, 1951.

Remembrances

Slumber well, where the shells screamed and fell...the danger has passed, and now at last, go to sleep...by Sgt Joyce Kilmer, KIA Ourcq, France July 30, 1918