The Irish standard., 1918-10-26
Delaney. Gi|huIy
Carroll, curran
Walsh and Dunn

The New York Times of Monday,
October IA, containing the following:
Thomas j. Delaney, dead of wounds,
was member of Company D, 165th
Infantry. He was IS years old and
formerly an employee of the Kelly
Springfield Tire Company. He lived
at 1913 Eighth avenue. Delaney had
been wounded three times previously.
John w. Gilhuly, who before he en-
listed in the 165th Infantry was New
York newsboy, died in action on July
20. He was born in Brooklyn twenty
six years ago, quit an orphan asylum
when Is years old and sold newspa-
pers. He was one of the first recruits
the Goth New York got when war
came.
James Patrick Carroll, of Monmouth
street, Red Bank, N. j., was killed in
with Company A, 5th Separate Bat
TALON of Marines. He was with the
Marine Corps at Vera Cruz and in
Hayti.
Sergt. George M. Curran, severely
wounded on September 2. is men,
Der of Company G., 1O6th Infantry,
New York Division. In a letter re-
ceived at his former home at 5O7 Dean
street, Brooklyn, he stated that he
was convalescent in a Kentish hospi-
tal He enlisted in the 23d New York
Infantry.
Christopher T. Walsh, reported
killed in action, lived at 734 Leonard
street, Brooklyn. He was killed on
September 6, serving with Company
c, 307th Infantry. He was 81 years
old.
John ]. Dunn was killed in action
on September in Company D, 106th
Machine Gun Battalion, New York Di-
vision. He was 81 years old and lived
at 1854 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn,
when he enlisted in the list New York
Cavlary.
A mere reading of the above will be
sufficient, without knowing anything
more about the men, to justify us in
classifying them as being of ''the fight
ing race
Distinguished Cross Orders Awarded.
The New York newspapers of Mon
day, October IA, gave a list of Dis
tinguished Cross awards made in Gen.
Pershing's army. We take the fololw-
ing from the lists as published:
Corporal John L. Casey, Company l.,
1920 Infgantry. = For extraordinary
heroism i'm action near Chateau Thier-
ry, France, July %, 1918. After see
ing three runners shot down while
trying to cross an open field through
violent machine-gun fire to establish
liason with regiment 500 yards away
on his left, Corporal Casey undertook
the same mission and successfully &C
complished it. Home address, M. D.
Casey, father, R. F. D. No. 9, Fairfield,
Conn.
Capt Thomas F. Foley, 1O1st Infan-
try-For repeated acts of extraordi-
nary heroism in action near Vaux,
Francec, July IS to %, 1915 Through
out the FOUR days of the advance Capt
Foley commanded and led his bat
talon with exceptional bravery and
judgment, thereby inspiring his men.
When strong resistance was encoun-
tered, he personally went forward and
reconnoitered the terrain under heavy
machine-gun and sniper fire, and on
July Is and again on July % he per-
sonally led his battalion in successful
attacks Home address, Mrs. Thomas
P. Foley, wife, "a Lowell street,
Worcester, Mass.
Sergt. Joseph w. Casey, Company
F, 101st 1nfantry.-For extraordinary
heroism in action east of Epieds,
France, July %, 1918. Leading his
platoon under heavy machine-g gun
barrage and through the fire of snipers
from trees he attacked two German
machine-gun nests, captured their
guns and killed their crews. Sergt.
Casey then saw three Germans crawl
ing toward his men to open fire on
them. He dashed forward, attacked
them gle-handed and killed them
all. Home address, Mrs. Mary Casey,
mother, n Exchange street, Lawrence,
Mass.