KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

LTC John Joseph Canney Jr

Navy Cross
5th Marine Regiment
HQ SVC CO 3 BN
Marines
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Remains Not Recovered
Date Of Loss: November 28, 1950
Service Number: 006094
Born: January 30, 1916
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Location Or Battle Zone: Chosin Reservoir
Town Or Area: Yudam-Ni

Comments: Lieutenant Colonel Canney was a member of Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was seriously Killed in Action while fighting the enemy northwest of Yudam-ni, North Korea near the Chosin Reservoir on November 28, 1950. His remains were not recovered.

PN1195, 104th Congress. Posthumous promotion to Lieutenant Colonel by voice vote of the Senate on August 2 1996, Senate Armed Services Committee.

Husband of Mrs. John J. Canney of Washington, D.C. Son of Mrs. Josephine B. Canney of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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