Thomas Francis Kelly

Rank:	2nd Lieutenant
Street:	213 53rd Street
Townland:
Town/Village:	Brooklyn, New York
Civil Parish:
Catholic Parish:
Country:	U.S.A.
Alternative Address:	County Longford; 824, 70 Street, Brooklyn
Census 1901:
Census 1911:
Regiment/Unit:	US Army, Quartermaster Corps
Regiment Number:	N/A
Date of Death:
Cause:
Memorial:
Information:	Thomas gave his date of birth as both 20 June 1882 (WW1) and 1883 (WW2). He joined the US Army with the Quartermaster Corps, in 1918 and was initially based in Newport News, Virginia before serving overseas from the 15 September 1918 to 17 April 1919; he was discharged in May 1919. After the Great War, Thomas returned to New York, where by the outbreak of World War 2, he was working for the City of New York Department of Housing & Building.
Parents Names:
Notes:	Possibly the son of Thomas Kelly and Margaret McGivney from Killashee (birth registered as 12 July 1883) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1883/02722/2001542.pdf It is likely that this is the veteran Thomas Francis Kelly that died on the 19 September 1951
Links:	Link to New York WW1 officer cards on Fold 3 (paid subscription site)

Submit an Amendment