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Reverend Francis Duffy

The Greatest Irish Americans of the Century: The Services

By Irish America Staff

November 1999

November 4, 1999 by Leave a Comment

Reverend Francis DuffyFighting Father "If I've helped anyone become a better man and he loves me for it, that's my Distinguished Service Cross." Beloved pastor and battlefield legend, the Reverend Francis Patrick Duffy, also known as "Fighting Father Duffy," was truly a man of the people. From the rarefied world of academia to the trenches of World War I France to the mean … [Read more...] about The Greatest Irish Americans of the Century: The Services

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