Joyce Kilmer
5) Of Life And Death With The Fighting Sixty-Ninth, Father Duffy's Story; A Tale Of Humor And Heroism
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English
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[Includes 8 photograph illustrations]. On the northern half of Times Square in the heart of New York is a square named after Father Francis Patrick Duffy, a priest whose faith in God was only matched by the attachment to his flock. He is mainly known for his legendary exploits as chaplain of the Fighting Sixty-Ninth regiment (renumbered the 165th in Federal Army List) in the First World War. The regiment, composed of mainly troops of Irish heritage,...