The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-11
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/, WIN THEM: I ! fame
Though Not Related, They Edge
Their Way Into Hall
!. of Fame.
LINES ARE NEARLY PARALLEL
Coming From Extremes o. Continent,
and Entering Marine Corps, They
Distinguish Themselves by
Remarkable Deeds Of Valer.

HcNulty2 ~ ~"
The encyclopedia is silent concern.
ing Its origin, but two marines Of that
name, who probably did not even know
one another, had lives that were near.
~ parallel to one another, and both
distinguished themselves as heroes on
the battlefields of France. Which is
indicative that the same fighting blood
courses in the veins of these McNultys
from an ancestry that was doubtlessly
Irish.
Their names were nearly alike
Thomas John McNulty and John Nc.
Nulty. They were both in the be.
ginning Of their forties-they were
both in the marine corps-they were
both first sergeants-and both had
seen 10 years of service under the
Stars and Stripes. Moreover, both
fought in the same battles in France
and both were seriously wounded.
And the climactic result Of this strange
parallel was that both distinguished
themselves as heroes almost at the
same time. John was awarded the
distinguished service cross and Thorn.
rs was cited for distinguished service.
Is ...- Parallel Ceases.
But here the parallel ceases and
things begin to take opposites. Thorn.
as John enlisted Ii San Francisco. and
1t was at the other side Of the cont.
nent-Norfolk, Va.-that John enlist.
ed. Thomas John was born in Amer.
ica and John in England. Thomas
John was first sergeant Of the Sixty
sixth company of marines and John
was the first sergeant Of the Seventy.
seventh company And finally John
had been with the United States army
during the greater part of his 10 years.
military service, while Thomas John
had put his 10 years entirely into the
marine corps. =, gl... =.
It. was in the, marines great night
at Belleau Wood that First Serst.
Thomas John McNulty won his falSe
and subsequent citation. He led his.
company of men In a. daring charge
across. q field Of peoples against, Bel.
leau Wood, whence German machine
guns poured death into their midst.
His. Srim y shouts of encouragement
cheered them on to victory until his
voice was silenced by lead and no fell
seriously, wounded amid. the blossoms.
But his was hardIhood that could
not die. by any sudden means, Upon
his recovery he Joined a replacement
battalion and WAS In the heat Of sub
battles, up to the time the
krmistice went into effect. He has a
father, Patrick McNulty, living ntF No.
1913 Bennett street, Scranton. Pa.
X Extraordinary Heroism.
1 First Sergt. John McNulty> was
awarded his cross for extraordinary
lieroism in the fighting between Blanc
Mont and Saint Etienne. Under a
heavy artillery and machine-gun fire
that rolled forward with German
he stuck by his machine
Jun. Every man of his gun crew was
,hot down beside him, but he stuck.
Shot after shot burrowed its way into
Ills vitals, but still he stuck to his ma
chine gun with tenacity that could
Dnly be broken with death and q re-
ynrd that he did not have for his life.
L was at moment when it seemed
hat his iron power Of will was soon
% have no living body to direct that
he German attack was beaten off, and
First Sergeant McNulty laid his heQd
IN the gspuud exhausted. Even then
lie tuckTby his gun, and It was only
when ordered to the rear by his com
officer that he finally retired.
He was an inspiring example to his
men," according to memoranda in con-
lection with his being awarded the
service cross.
4 His mother. is Mrs. Jane A. Wilson,
Who lives at No. As Eastwood street,
Revere. Mass.