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Francis Kelly was born to
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Philadelphia as the
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accompanied the Marine Corps; Tregaskis' resulting book,
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Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
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Kelly and an assistant performing burial rites at Tarawa
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1110:"Msgr. Francis Kelly, 'Father Foxhole' of WWII"
1047:"One Father Kelly Going And Another One Coming"
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719:"Saga of Philly's 'Father Foxhole'"
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1230:Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
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964:"He Delivered Sermon on Gunmount"
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444:. Kelly's assignments included
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2543:Cardinal Dougherty High School
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1278:House Armed Services Committee
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2467:Mercy Career & Technical
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1787:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
1578:Chaplain of the Marine Corps
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1423:Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary
1407:Marine Corps Systems Command
1355:I Marine Expeditionary Force
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1215:Under Secretary of the Navy
1019:"Marine's 'Fighting Padre'"
993:"Return of 'Foxhole Kelly'"
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323:Archdiocese of Philadelphia
85:Arlington National Cemetery
43:Kelly in his Marine uniform
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1996:Auxiliary bishops, current
1955:Edmond Francis Prendergast
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904:King, David (1 May 2023).
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345:While driving back from a
193:Presidential Unit Citation
61:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2626:George Aloysius Carrell
2377:Archbishop John Carroll
2100:Gerald Vincent McDevitt
1960:Dennis Joseph Dougherty
1573:Judge Advocate Division
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637:American Campaign Medal
274:. Kelly was present at
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2814:Catholicism portal
2772:Frances Xavier Cabrini
2767:Archdiocesan Boy Choir
2696:Thomas Francis Kennedy
2611:Joseph Anthony Galante
2382:Archbishop Prendergast
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2085:Joseph Francis Martino
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2188:Immaculate Conception
2140:Michael J. Fitzgerald
1661:Vehicles and aircraft
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1367:Marine Forces Reserve
1350:Marine Forces Pacific
1338:Marine Forces Command
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1210:Secretary of the Navy
1024:The News and Observer
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505:Oceanside, California
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106:United States Marines
75:Oceanside, California
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2736:Jeremiah F. Shanahan
2726:John Joseph O'Connor
2716:Eugene J. McGuinness
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2040:Michael Joseph Crane
2010:Christopher R. Cooke
1945:James Frederick Wood
1920:Michael Francis Egan
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651:Korean Service Medal
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367:Guadalcanal campaign
359:2nd Marine Divisions
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2641:Joseph Thomas Daley
2571:Edward Joseph Adams
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2223:St. Basil the Great
2130:Thomas Jerome Welsh
2055:Francis James Furey
2045:Edward Peter Cullen
1965:John Francis O'Hara
1075:Annuario Pontificio
968:The Virginian-Pilot
910:georgiabulletin.org
883:The Record American
665:China Service Medal
454:5th Marine Division
442:1st Marine Division
146:5th Marine Division
141:2nd Marine Division
136:1st Marine Division
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2701:Philip R. McDevitt
2656:John Patrick Foley
2636:Joseph M. Corrigan
2522:Villa Joseph Marie
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2273:Church of the GesĂş
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2110:Joseph Mark McShea
2105:Joseph P. McFadden
2095:John Joseph McCort
2080:Robert P. Maginnis
2060:John Joseph Graham
2005:Keith J. Chylinski
1975:Anthony Bevilacqua
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1694:Acronyms and terms
1604:School of Infantry
1558:Historical Marines
1489:Special Operations
1372:Fleet Marine Force
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1950:Patrick John Ryan
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2203:St. Adalbert
2198:Old St. Mary
2070:Hugh L. Lamb
1935:John Neumann
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188:Purple Heart
162:World War II
155:Battles/wars
71:(1982-01-09)
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2860:1982 deaths
2855:1910 births
2681:John Hughes
2621:Edwin Byrne
2591:James Green
2263:St. William
2248:St. Michael
2243:St. Joachim
2228:St. Cyprian
1941:Archbishops
1739:Color Guard
1719:Marine Band
1270:US Congress
943:. p. 2
335:Upper Darby
276:Guadalcanal
2829:Categories
2760:Miscellany
2422:Devon Prep
2233:St. Donato
1910:Ordinaries
1734:Marine One
1449:Battalions
1203:Leadership
688:References
479:Later life
438:Korean War
404:last rites
312:Early life
306:Korean War
226:Ordination
167:Korean War
92:Allegiance
55:1910-10-16
2302:Education
2169:Cathedral
1970:John Krol
1536:Personnel
1527:Personnel
1469:MEF/Corps
1464:Divisions
1454:Regiments
1432:Structure
1416:Auxiliary
1253:2000–2009
1248:1942–1959
1087:0390-7252
509:Encinitas
475:in 1971.
337:in 1939.
270:with the
121:1950–1969
118:1941–1946
2607:Deceased
2308:Seminary
2213:St. Anne
2163:Churches
1858:Category
1699:Birthday
1641:Uniforms
1632:Uniforms
1592:Training
1516:Division
1459:Brigades
1377:Atlantic
1321:commands
1154:See also
914:Archived
497:Phillies
456:and the
419:Iwo Jima
288:Iwo Jima
231:by
210:Catholic
100:Service/
2561:Priests
1916:Bishops
1839:Gung ho
1689:Culture
1684:History
1675:History
1656:Weapons
1396:(TECOM)
1382:Pacific
1095:4371310
415:Okinawa
284:Okinawa
2567:Living
2536:Closed
2289:Former
1651:Badges
1646:Awards
1319:Major
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280:Tarawa
245:(1969)
221:Orders
206:Church
176:Awards
102:branch
1805:march
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