Father Duffy's story : $b a tale of humor and heroism, of life and death with the Fighting Sixty-ninthDuffy, Francis Patrick
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Father Duffy's story : $b a tale of humor and heroism, of life and death with the Fighting Sixty-ninth
Duffy, Francis Patrick
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 165th; World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American
In Company F it was all praise for Captain Mike and praise and
regrets for Lieutenant Young. I did not need to have them tell me
anything about their liaison group, as I saw them at work—from the
Corporal in charge, John H. Cooke, who, though wounded, stuck at his
job, to Harry P. Ross, John J. Carey, Leon Duane, John Gill, William
Grimson, Harry McLean. Sergeant Major Michael J. Bowler did good
work looking after the wounded. Tom Kenney carried in Lieutenant
Anderson and I saw James Bevan do good service in the same line; also
Marquardt, Goble, Gray and Harry Rubin. First Sergeant Joseph Blake
was a cool leader, as also Charles Denon, Leo McLaughlin, and Tim
McCrohan. Of those who were wounded and stuck, the name of Sergeant
Eugene Cunningham was mentioned, as also John Butler, Edward Callan,
John Catterson, Albert Curtis and James Brennan. Pat Frawley (one
of the best soldiers the regiment ever had), was wounded and stuck,
was knocked senseless and still stuck. Others who distinguished
themselves in hand to hand fighting were Patrick McGinley, Peter
Sarosy, Thomas McManus, Malcolm Joy, always lively in a fight; and on
the Roll of Honor the popular vote placed Sergeant Phil Gargan, whose
kitchen was ruined (“wounded at Lunéville, killed in Champagne,”
said Phil); James P. McGuinn, Oscar Youngberg, William Gracely, Hugh
Haggerty, Lewis Edwards, Michael Gettings, Joseph McCarthy, John J.
Tyson, James Moran, Edward Moore, James Kelly, Cornelius Behan, Ned
Boone, James Branigan, Tom Cahill, James Coogan, Joseph Coxe, Morris
Fine, Dick Leahy, Nat Rouse, and, to end once more with a good Irish
name, “Pat” Levine.
Company E added to my extended list the names of James A. Donohue,
Walter Dowling, Ray Dineen, and most of all, Fred Gluck, who rendered
heroic service as litter bearer. At Headquarters the Colonel himself
spoke enthusiastically about the good work of young Joe Hennessy,
who was on the road at all times on his motorcycle, oblivious of
danger even after being wounded. I found that Company M was carrying
Corporal Dan Flynn as A. W. O. L. on its records. Dan had gone up to
the Second Battalion on paper work and finding that a fight was on he
got himself a rifle and stayed there till it was over.
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