The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John William Kirwin
Rank
Private, U.S. Army
Unit
G CO 5 REGT 1 CAV DIV
Date of Death
October 20, 1950
Private Kirwin was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on August 16, 1950 and died while a prisoner on October 20, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.