Rank: Private
Unit: D Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: 9 April 1903 in New York City, New York. He was 22 yrs 7 mos.
Date of birth: 1880
Hometown: Cork, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Teamster
Campaign: Philippines
Died: 9 October 1904
Age at death: 23 or 24
Cause of death: Suicide – with gun
Location of fatality: San Mateo, Philippine Islands
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Place of interment: San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco, California
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Note: He stood 5’6″ with blue eyes, dark brown hair, and fair complexion.