A Legendary Twenty-Niner and Baltimorean: FATHER EUGENE PATRICK O’GRADY
Eugene Patrick O’Grady was born on July 25, 1909 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Mr. Patrick and Mrs. Delia O’Grady of 1821 West Fayette Street. Both of Eugene’s parents were natives of the picturesque province of Connaught in northwest Ireland, an area where the locals have maintained a fierce pride in their distinctive Irish heritage and language for centuries.
| A Summary of 29th Infantry Division History
This summary of 29th Infantry Division’s history from its founding in 1917 to 2008 originally appeared as, “Hardened In Two World Wars,
29th Infantry Division Faces Bright Future As ‘Light’ Force,” in The Freestate Guardian, June 1991. The author, Joseph Balkoski, has added a brief note at the bottom of the article listing the division’s service since 1991.
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