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Joseph John Meehan
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Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
HQ CO 34 INF 24 DIV
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Date of Death
October 31, 1950
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Corporal Meehan was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while defending his position on the south bank of the Han River near Taejon, South Korea on July 19, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died while a prisoner on October 31, 1950 at Manpo, North Korea from dysentery. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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