1st Lt Anthony O’Reilly, US Army. Born in County Galway. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Killed June 3rd 1968 Sergeant Arthur Fisher, US Marine Corps, Born in County Antrim, Killed November 7th 1970   Corporal Bernard Freyne, US Marine Corps, Bor

1st Lt Anthony O’Reilly, US Army. Born in County Galway. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Killed June 3rd 1968 Sergeant Arthur Fisher, US Marine Corps, Born in County Antrim, Killed November 7th 1970 Corporal Bernard Freyne, US Marine Corps, Bor

The memorial is black granite with seven bronze panels across the top that depict the Irish immigrant story from poverty to service in the U.S. Military. The names are inscribed so that they may be traced (similar to the Viet Nam Memorial in D.C.) The names are: 1st Lt Anthony O’Reilly, US Army. Born in County Galway. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Killed June 3rd 1968 Sergeant Arthur Fisher, US Marine Corps, Born in County Antrim, Killed November 7th 1970 Corporal Bernard Freyne, US Marine Corps, Born in Roscommon, Killed March 10th 1970 Specialist four, Brian McCarthy, US Army. Born in NY to Irish parents. Killed March 15 1969 Captain Edmond Landers, US Army. Awarded the Silver Star. Born in Limerick, killed May 15 1968 Specialist four Edward Scully, US Army, Born in Cork. Killed on November 13 1967. Specialist four Edward Howell, US Army, Born in Dublin, Killed on April 17 1967 1st Lieutenant John Driver, US Army. Born in Dublin, Killed April 17 1969 Specialist John Coyle, US Army. Born in Birmingham to Irish parents. Killed March 29 1967. Private First Class John Collopy, US Army, Born in Limerick, Killed July 15 1967 Radarman Martin Doherty, US Navy. Born in NY to an Irish mother. Killed December 4 1969 Private First Class Maurice O’Callaghan, US Marine Corps. Born in Dublin. Killed April 21 1967 Specialist Five Michael Faherty, US Army, Born in Galway, Killed July 5 1968 Michael Murphy, US Agency for International Development, Born in County Cork, Killed May 23 1968 Specialist Four Michael Smith, US Army, Born in County Cavan, Killed March 18 1967 2nd Lieutenant Pamela Donovan, US Army Medical Corps, Born in Merseyside, England, to Irish parents. Died July 8 1968 Sergeant Patrick Nevin, US Army, Born in County Mayo. Killed February 23 1966 Corporal Patrick Gallagher, US Marine Corps. Awarded the Navy Cross and is being considered for the Medal of Honor, the US Military’s highest award. Born in County Mayo, killed March 30 1967. Patrick McCarthy, Air America Crew Chief. Born in County Cork, Killed December 7 1968. Lance Corporal Paul Maher, US Marine Corps, Born in Dublin, Killed March 5 1966 Lance Corporal Peter Nee, US Marine Corps, Born in Galway, Killed March 31 1969. Corporal Phillip Bancroft, US Marine Corps, Born in Belfast, Killed September 30 1968 Corporal Sean Doran, US Army, Born in Dublin. Killed March 28 1969 Corporal Terence Fitzgerald, US Army, Born in London to Irish parents. Killed on May 26 1967 Specialist 4th Class Timothy Daly, US Army. Born in Limerick. Killed February 3, 1967 Also named are allied servicemen: Sergeant Robert Fleming, Australian Army, Born in Northern Ireland, Killed November 9 1970 Sergeant Thomas Birne, Australian Army. Born in Belfast, Killed March 25 1971 Sergeant James Byrne, Canadian Army. Born in Dublin. Went missing over Laos, October 18 1965 Rifleman George Nagle, Australian Army, Born in County Tipperary, Killed January 6 1969 Signalman David Doyle, Australian Army. Born in Dublin. Killed on July 31st 1970.

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Date of Installation:

November 11, 2016

Organization Responsible for Installation:

Irish Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Project, led by Matthew Carroll and John Dullahan, supported by Bill Halpin

Memorial War Era(s):

Vietnam

Location:

Monastery Park City of Ennis, County Clare, Republic of Ireland

Photo Gallery:

1st Lt Anthony O’Reilly, US Army. Born in County Galway. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Killed June 3rd 1968 Sergeant Arthur Fisher, US Marine Corps, Born in County Antrim, Killed November 7th 1970   Corporal Bernard Freyne, US Marine Corps, Bor

1st Lt Anthony O’Reilly, US Army. Born in County Galway. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Killed June 3rd 1968 Sergeant Arthur Fisher, US Marine Corps, Born in County Antrim, Killed November 7th 1970   Corporal Bernard Freyne, US Marine Corps, Bor

1st Lt Anthony O’Reilly, US Army. Born in County Galway. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Killed June 3rd 1968 Sergeant Arthur Fisher, US Marine Corps, Born in County Antrim, Killed November 7th 1970   Corporal Bernard Freyne, US Marine Corps, Bor

1st Lt Anthony O’Reilly, US Army. Born in County Galway. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Killed June 3rd 1968 Sergeant Arthur Fisher, US Marine Corps, Born in County Antrim, Killed November 7th 1970   Corporal Bernard Freyne, US Marine Corps, Bor

1st Lt Anthony O’Reilly, US Army. Born in County Galway. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Killed June 3rd 1968 Sergeant Arthur Fisher, US Marine Corps, Born in County Antrim, Killed November 7th 1970   Corporal Bernard Freyne, US Marine Corps, Bor

1st Lt Anthony O’Reilly, US Army. Born in County Galway. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Killed June 3rd 1968 Sergeant Arthur Fisher, US Marine Corps, Born in County Antrim, Killed November 7th 1970   Corporal Bernard Freyne, US Marine Corps, Bor

 

Published on April 26, 2017