Advertisement

SGT John William Gahan
Monument

Advertisement

SGT John William Gahan Veteran

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
30 Nov 1950 (aged 22)
North Korea
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of the Missing
Memorial ID
View Source
Airman First Class Gahan was a member of the 6132nd Tactical Control Squadron, U.S. Air Force. He was listed as Missing in Action while participating in aerial support over Korea on November 30, 1950. He was presumed dead on March 31, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

For his leadership and valor, Airman First Class Gahan was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Airman First Class Gahan was a member of the 6132nd Tactical Control Squadron, U.S. Air Force. He was listed as Missing in Action while participating in aerial support over Korea on November 30, 1950. He was presumed dead on March 31, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

For his leadership and valor, Airman First Class Gahan was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement