Always a laugh to read about Dempseys' visit to Germany:
https://arambleabouttallaght.blogspot.c ... l?spref=fb
Shame there seems to be few photographs and recordings of him.
Don't mention the war....
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Re: Don't mention the war....
Apparently he thought it was a demonstration of a torture device
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Re: Don't mention the war....
Yes.
Patrick had some difficulty enlisting in the US Army. He supposedly appealed to someone in FDR´s administration and was allowed into the navy. Interesting footnote to history.
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Patrick had some difficulty enlisting in the US Army. He supposedly appealed to someone in FDR´s administration and was allowed into the navy. Interesting footnote to history.
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