KOREAN WAR

KOREAN WAR

Veterans Memorial

On Sunday, Korean War Veterans Chapter 137 and the Tri-State Marine Corps Detachment Honor Guard will conduct ceremonies honoring Mahoning County residents who were killed in the Korean War.

Chapter 137 will conduct the Laying of the Roses ceremony to honor the 120 Mahoning County residents who were killed.

Chapter 137 and the Marine Corps Honor Guard will unveil a new plaque at the memorial honoring Marine Pfc. John D. Kelly, who was killed in action in Korea in 1952 and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Kelly was born in Youngstown on July 8, 1928, and soon afterward his family moved to Homestead, Pa., where he graduated from high school in 1947. He was attending Arizona State College when he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1950. Members of Kelly’s family in Homestead have been invited to attend the ceremony.

Source: Korean War Veterans Chapter 137