John G. Sheehan
Watertown, Massachusetts
Born 1922
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service Number O-59822
Killed in Action
Died November 29, 1950 in Korea
First Lieutenant Sheehan was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 29, 1950.
First Lieutenant Sheehan was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
SHEEHAN, JOHN G
- 1ST LT, CAPT ORC, CO E 7TH CAS REGT
- DATE OF BIRTH: 03/20/1922
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/29/1950
- BURIED AT: SECTION 6 SITE 5816-B
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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