James Francis McGoey (1944 - 1967)

Died 2 Jun 1967 at age 23 in Kiến Hòa Province, Vietnam

Biography

Military Service

Sergeant James McGoey was Killed in Action in Vietnam during The Vietnam War.

Sgt. James McGoey served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: c. 1966
Unit(s): Co C, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, detachment to the 114th Aviation Company
Service ended: 2 June 1967

Event - Death

Place - Military Region 4 - Kien Hoa, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

Cause of Death - Gunshot or Small Arms Fire

Casualty Type Note - Hostile - Killed

Military Service Branch - Department of the Army

Military Component - Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)

Rank - SERGEANT

Service Number - 51476349

Beginning Tour Date - 11 Nov 1965

Religion - Roman Catholic

Marital Status - Single

Residence Place - Westchester, New York, United State

Panel - 21E

27th Infantry Regiment - The Wolfhounds “Nec Aspera Terrent” (“No Fear on Earth)

Bronze Star

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Burial

Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester, New York

Sources

• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXB-MTT : 12 December 2014), James Francis Mc Goey, 02 Jun 1967; citing , Kien Hoa, South Vietnam, panel 21E, line 036, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZ4-CF4 : 12 December 2014), James Francis Mc Goey, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG1-3X7D : 13 December 2015), James Francis McGoey, 1967; Burial, Hawthorne, Westchester, New York, United States of America, Gate of Heaven Cemetery; citing record ID 129162986, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.