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 - HABAE JAE

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 awarded
the Silver Star for his actions at Habae Jae on April 25, 1951.
Corporal Gormley stayed behind as an artillery spotter to
help cover the withdrawal of the 7th Regiment. His selfless
actions allowed the Regiment to withdraw safely to the Imjin
River during the start of the Chinese Spring Offensive.

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