FATHER DUFFY’S
STORY
A TALE OF HUMOR AND HEROISM, OF
LIFE AND DEATH WITH THE FIGHTING
SIXTY-NINTH
BY
FRANCIS P. DUFFY
CHAPLAIN, 165TH INFANTRY
WITH AN HISTORICAL APPENDIX BY
JOYCE KILMER
NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
Copyright, 1919,
By George H. Doran Company
Printed in the United States of America
TO THE MEMORY OF OUR DEAD
THIS BOOK
IS REVERENTLY DEDICATED
[Pg vii]
On one occasion, after having had to swallow an exceptionallylarge dose of complimentary eloquence, I stated thatI was going to borrow a title for my book from my favoritephilosopher, Mr. Dooley, and call it “Alone in Europe.”
The title that has been given it sou