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Walter Richard Flannery

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Walter Richard Flannery

Birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
23 Nov 1936 (aged 45)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
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Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Section: L Lot: 292 Grave: 3
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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Walter R. Flannery, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 70th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Sauvigny, France, 3 June 1918. At great peril to his life on the night of June, 1918, First Lieutenant Flannery voluntarily swam the River Marne, near Sauvigny, France, and brought back a wounded French soldier, who, having escaped from his German captors, was unable to return to his own lines.
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Flannery was automotive manager for RCA and former vice-president of McManus, Inc., Detroit ad agency. He was also associated with Majestic Radio before going to RCA. Flannery died while on a business trip.

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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Walter R. Flannery, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 70th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Sauvigny, France, 3 June 1918. At great peril to his life on the night of June, 1918, First Lieutenant Flannery voluntarily swam the River Marne, near Sauvigny, France, and brought back a wounded French soldier, who, having escaped from his German captors, was unable to return to his own lines.
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Flannery was automotive manager for RCA and former vice-president of McManus, Inc., Detroit ad agency. He was also associated with Majestic Radio before going to RCA. Flannery died while on a business trip.

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