Veteran of the Mexican Campaign, World War I and World War II, Col J. Gardiner Conroy, commander of the 165th Infantry Regiment (the Fighting 69th of New York), was killed by a sniper as he directed tanks to support the infantrymen.
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star and the Purple Heart
1947 Obituary for J. Gardiner Conroy
Oct 24, 1947 Story of the return of J. Gardiner Conroy's remains to the United States
1943 newspaper article about Col. Conroy's death
Veteran of the Mexican Campaign, World War I and World War II, Col J. Gardiner Conroy, commander of the 165th Infantry Regiment (the Fighting 69th of New York), was killed by a sniper as he directed tanks to support the infantrymen.
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star and the Purple Heart
1947 Obituary for J. Gardiner Conroy
Oct 24, 1947 Story of the return of J. Gardiner Conroy's remains to the United States
1943 newspaper article about Col. Conroy's death
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