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269:, review follows: article moved to mainspace on 23 September and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout; I don't have access to all of the sources but they look to be reliable and I didn't find any issues with overly close paraphrasing on a spotcheck of ones I could access; for the image do you have any evidence it was taken by a serving US military person, other than the setting of it? Its immediate source is a US newspaper. Hook is interesting but the nickname is only mentioned in the lead and that it was awarded for "his insistence on being on the front lines" isn't mentioned. 117: 262: 314:
Thanks , image looks good. My only hang up is on the "because of his insistence on being on the front lines" bit of the hook. I don't think this is explicitly stated in the article. We have "Kelly's time as a chaplain was marked by an insistence on being on the front lines" and "The Marines of
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his division became so accustomed to seeing him that they nicknamed him "Father Foxhole" or "Foxhole Kelly"" but the two aren't linked directly. I'm happy to approve both hooks without the "insistence" part or perhaps you can suggest something? -
50: 307:, I've just got off the phone with the PA Veterans Museum where the Inquirer got the photo from and they confirmed that the photo is an official military photo and in the public domain. ~ 288:
Thanks, give me a ping when you hear back and I'll pop back to complete the review. As you say the photo is almost certainly taken for official purposes but good to have confirmation -
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I'll get confirmation from the PA Veterans Museum that it is a USMC image but all evidence suggests it being an official portrait. I've placed and sourced more into on the nickname.~
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was known as "Father Foxhole" for his insistence on being on the front lines of the
316: 302: 289: 276: 185: 204:, was known as "Father Foxhole" for his insistence on being on the front lines? 137: 210: 150: 80: 105: 26:{{DYKsubpage |monthyear=September 2024 |passed= |2= 65: 209: 149: 249:. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations. 8: 28: 31: 7: 211:"Saga of Philly's 'Father Foxhole'" 208:Fitzpatrick, Frank (Apr 15, 2018). 151:"Saga of Philly's 'Father Foxhole'" 148:Fitzpatrick, Frank (Apr 15, 2018). 24: 296:) 15:26, 23 September 2024 (UTC) 18:Template:Did you know nominations 323:) 09:25, 30 September 2024 (UTC) 260: 256:05:02, 23 September 2024 (UTC). 115: 311:18:23, 28 September 2024 (UTC) 285:15:23, 23 September 2024 (UTC) 1: 245:). Number of QPQs required: 367: 351:Pending DYK American hooks 184:, who participated in the 216:The Philadelphia Inquirer 156:The Philadelphia Inquirer 127:... that Marine chaplain 76:Find sources (notability) 51:Earwig's Copyvio Detector 346:Pending DYK biographies 237:Moved to mainspace by 66:A Simple Word Counter 46:Reviewer instructions 175:: ... that Chaplain 71:Reviewers' template 239:Darth Stabro 227: 89: 88: 358: 306: 280: 264: 226: 224: 222: 213: 205: 178:Francis W. Kelly 166: 164: 162: 153: 130:Francis W. Kelly 119: 92:Francis W. Kelly 29: 366: 365: 361: 360: 359: 357: 356: 355: 336: 335: 300: 274: 250: 220: 218: 207: 169: 160: 158: 147: 138:Pacific Theater 124: 123: 122: 112: 110: 106:Article history 94: 85: 61:Character count 22: 21: 20: 12: 11: 5: 364: 362: 354: 353: 348: 338: 337: 331: 330: 329: 328: 327: 326: 325: 324: 271: 270: 236: 235: 234: 228: 168: 167: 143: 142: 141: 120: 114: 113: 109: 108: 103: 101:Back to T:TDYK 97: 95: 93: 90: 87: 86: 84: 83: 78: 73: 68: 63: 58: 53: 48: 43: 37: 34: 33: 23: 15: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 363: 352: 349: 347: 344: 343: 341: 334: 322: 318: 313: 312: 310: 304: 298: 297: 295: 291: 287: 286: 284: 278: 273: 272: 268: 263: 259: 258: 257: 255: 248: 244: 240: 232: 229: 217: 212: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 180: 179: 174: 171: 170: 157: 152: 145: 144: 139: 135: 132: 131: 126: 125: 121:Francis Kelly 118: 107: 104: 102: 99: 98: 91: 82: 79: 77: 74: 72: 69: 67: 64: 62: 59: 57: 54: 52: 49: 47: 44: 42: 39: 38: 36: 35: 30: 27: 19: 332: 309:Darth Stabro 283:Darth Stabro 267:Darth Stabro 254:Darth Stabro 251: 246: 230: 221:21 September 219:. Retrieved 215: 186:World War II 181: 176: 172: 161:21 September 159:. Retrieved 155: 133: 128: 25: 190:Guadalcanal 188:battles of 81:Hook length 32:DYK toolbox 340:Categories 182:(pictured) 134:(pictured) 56:QPQ check 41:DYK check 231:Reviewed 206:Source: 202:Iwo Jima 146:Source: 317:Dumelow 303:Dumelow 290:Dumelow 277:Dumelow 241: ( 198:Okinawa 299:Howdy 194:Tarawa 16:< 321:talk 294:talk 243:talk 223:2024 200:and 173:ALT1 163:2024 265:Hi 342:: 333:}} 214:. 196:, 192:, 154:. 96:( 319:( 305:: 301:@ 292:( 279:: 275:@ 252:~ 247:0 233:: 225:. 165:. 140:? 111:)

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Francis Kelly
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