The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John J. Tiernan
Rank
Private, U.S. Army
Date of Death
July 29, 1950
Private Tiernan was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 11, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and was killed by his guard on July 29, 1950 at Seoul, South Korea.