Non Commissioned Officers of the Regiment   Bailey, Bill, 1SG, 1917  E Company 165th Inf.   Bergin, John, CSM served in the 69th from 1947 until 1968. Served on active duty from 1940-1945 with 1123rd Military Police Company which saw action in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines; awarded Army Commendation Medal for hostile action in Luzon. He served as the Commander of 69th Veterans Corp and was awarded the honor of being a Distinguished Member of the Regiment. His last assignment was Honorary Sergeant Major of the Regimental Headquarters (RHQ).   Casey, Jay, SGT served in Company C during World War I and assisted Wild Bill Donovan in training his unit at Camp Mills.   Corrigan, James (J.) E., SFC, 1963-1969, HHC 2/69..started as driver in 4.2 mortar platoon, moved through various ranks in the platoon; 7/67-6/69 - E-7/Platoon Sergeant, 4.2 inch Mortar Platoon, alternate Chemical, Biological, Radiological NCO - 1966-1969, member of the Veterans Corps 1969 to present.....e-mail: bugman38@hotmail.com   Dunn Edward G., Jr., SFC Oct 1965 - A Company, 2nd BN, 1967 - re-org transferred to HHC 1-69 Mortar Platoon, Spring 1970 - Oct 1971,  SSG  Platoon Sergeant  4.2 inch Mortars, 1972 (re-enlisted) - 1974 SFC  Career Counselor (1st one in the Bn.), 2005 Member, Board of Directors 69th Regiment Veterans Corps,  Assistant Historian Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) Staff  email address: sfc4deuce@sixtyninth.net  Finan, William J., SFC Co. A  165th Inf   1947 To 1958, Secretary Veteran Corps, E-Mail Vc69thsec@Aol.Com Geaney, Edward 1SG served as First Sergeant of D Company 165th during World War I.    Henry Bill SSG Enlisted in HHC 2/165 INF in 1955 and in 1961 transferred to A Co 1/165 and attained the rank of Staff Sgt. Honorably Discharged in 1966. In1982 joined the Veterans Corps 69th Regiment and has served as a member the Board of Directors.    Hogan, Joseph G. SSG  1964-1972.  HHC 2/69.  Started as driver for MAJ Vincent Vitiello. Chemical NCO - S3 under MAJ Walter J Montago, MSG Finbar J Devine, MSG Alfred Niettenger and MSG Theodore Barkstadt.    Member 69th Rifle Team.  Sidekick of Victor J Olney and Thomas J Collins.  Died 4 Nov 2004.   Alfred Joyce Kilmer SGT is remembered today for the poem "Trees" published in 1914. Joyce Kilmer was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1886. His father, Dr. Frederick Kilmer was the scientific director of Johnson and Johnson and is credited with the development of baby powder.  He was educated at Columbia University and worked for the "The New York Times." He joined the 165th Infantry, (Fighting 69th) and in quickly attained the rank of Sergeant attached to the newly organized Regimental Intelligence Staff. He was encouraged to go to Officer Candidate School and accept a commission but he said he would rather be a Sergeant in the 69th than an officer in any other unit in the Army. On July 30th 1918, while gathering intelligence for the Regiment during the battle of the Ourcq he was shot in the head. He was 31 years old. Camp Kilmer in New Jersey was named after him. There are many schools and forested areas throughout the country named after him also. At the New Brunswick (Exit 9 Northbound) on the New Jersey Turnpike, there is a rest stop named after him. He wrote many poems and essays during his career as a poet, many about the 69th including "Memorial Day," "Rouge Bouquet" and "When the Sixty-Ninth Comes Back". "When the Sixty-Ninth Comes Back" was set to music by Victor Herbert, (writer of "Babes in Toyland") and was played by the Regimental Band during the 165th's triumphal march up 5th Ave after World War I. Joyce Kilmer is buried in Oise-Aisne Cemetery, Fere-en-Tardenois, France. Lambe, John J. SFC 1945-1992 - D Co., NY Guard 1945-1947. A Co 1/69 1947-1962. C Co 2/69 1962-. HHC 2/69 (Committee Group - Recruit Company 2/69) 1965-1967. C Co 1/69. CSM 88th Bde., NY State Guard 1985-1992. 69th Rifle Team. 69th Veteran Corps Pistol Team. Distinguished Pistol Medal. President NCO Club. Retired NYPD. Member of the Board of Directors, 69th Veteran Corps. Olney, Victor J.  SSG 4.2 Mortar Platoon HHC 2nd Bn. 1965-1971. Member, Rifle Team.  Chairman Preservation Committee - Restoration of Mural Room (1990-1995).  Business Manager, Officers Association (1993).  Chairman - Restoration of Garryowen Club.  Treasurer, Family Support Group, Officers Association (2003).  Treasurer, Makin Dinner Committee (1995).  tarahall@earthlink.net Ruiz, Alejandro R. Renteria, SGT As Private First Class, U.S. Army, 165th Infantry, 27th Infantry Division., he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Place and date: Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 28 April 1945. Entered service at: Carlsbad, N. Mex. Birth: Loving, N. Mex. G.O. No.: 60, 26 June 1946. Citation: When his unit was stopped by a skillfully camouflaged enemy pillbox, he displayed conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty. His squad, suddenly brought under a hail of machinegun fire and a vicious grenade attack, was pinned down. Jumping to his feet, Pfc. Ruiz seized an automatic rifle and lunged through the flying grenades and rifle and automatic fire for the top of the emplacement. When an enemy soldier charged him, his rifle jammed. Undaunted, Pfc. Ruiz whirled on his assailant and clubbed him down. Then he ran back through bullets and grenades, seized more ammunition and another automatic rifle, and again made for the pillbox. Enemy fire now was concentrated on him, but he charged on, miraculously reaching the position, and in plain view he climbed to the top. Leaping from 1 opening to another, he sent burst after burst into the pillbox, killing 12 of the enemy and completely destroying the position. Pfc. Ruiz's heroic conduct, in the face of overwhelming odds, saved the lives of many comrades and eliminated an obstacle that long would have checked his unit's advance. Sheehan, Michael, Sr., CSM Command Sergeant Major of Battalion from 1993-1996, 1SG “A” Company 1990, joined the Regiment in 1976 from the USNR as a team leader in Company C. Final assignment 42nd INF DIV (MECH) Command Sergeant’s Major Sherry, Francis SFC 1957-1974 served in HHC as Commo Chief, served in CSC------1974-1994 as Food Service NCO, e-mail: fabsherr@juno.com Stickney, James SFC,  HHC 1/69 served as Commo Platoon Sgt, Sept 1969 to Sept 1979 Woods, Mark (Woody) SFC served as Operations NCO and Logistics NCO of the 69th from 1995-99. SFC Woods served on active duty in the Army from 1960-63. He spent 13 months in Korea. He joined 42 S&T Battalion in 1974 as a truck driver.  He served as Platoon Sgt of the ration breakdown section for 5 years. He went on active duty in Active Guard and Reserve status (AGR) in 1985. He served with the 42 Maint. Bn (Company E, 69th traces its lineage to the 42d Maint. Bn.) in Newburgh N.Y. and supervised Class IX warehouse for11 years.  He served as 342FSB, Yonkers N.Y., Operations NCO. He was the 42d DISCOM big bore champion and received a rating of Excellence in Rifle Competition. Roster of Sergeants who served during World War I from Joyce Kilmer’s Historical Index   Abbreviations: KIA (Killed in action or died of wounds); A.C.S. (sent to Army Candidates' school); Com. (commissioned).   Sergeants, Co. A.   John J. O'Leary, 1st Sgt.- KIA James J. Hughes, Sgt. Major, 83rd Brig. Joseph S. Higginson Martin V. Cook-Com. Charles Lanzner-KIA. Charles Schmidt Daniel O'Connell-Com. John F. O'Sullivan-Com. Michael J. Walsh Stephen L. Purtell Timothy J. Monohan, Sgt. Major Frank H. Squire Thomas J. Sweeney, 1st Sgt. William G.  Moore-Com. C. Donald Matthews-A.C.S. Bernard J. White-Sgt. Major Spencer Rossell-A.C.S. Charles A. Underhill-Com. John F. Scully Patrick Ames-KIA. Hugh J. McPadden John H. Dennelly Clancy VanArsdale Lester Hanley-KIA. Frank J. Fisher William M. Walsh-KIA. Patrick J. Doolan-KIA. John A. McDonald-KIA. Edward J. Mooney Clyde G. Evans James J. Duff-KIA. William F. Ogilvie Frederick R. Stenson-KIA George V. Armstrong Harold J. Henderson Michael Morley Joseph C. Pettit William Mehl Albert Kiley, Co. Clk. Harry Blaustein Edward P. Wylie   Sergeants, Co. B.   John  O'Neill, 1st Sgt-A.C.S., KIA. Michael C. Horgan James Taylor James Brogan-KIA. Ole J. Olsen Harry Ashworth John A. Donovan Speros Thomas John A. Sullivan Alexander Whalen Francis J. Lynch Henry J. Kiernan-KIA. William G. Braniff Patrick Kelly Edward J. Kelly Preston D. Travis Joseph Gilgar James J. Cullinan Thomas F. Brady William Thornton William S. Gilbert Vincent P. Mulholland, 1st Sgt. A.C.S. James Donnelly-KIA. John J. Mahoney-KIA. Joseph D. Graham James  E. Coyne Lawrence Steppello James Langan Matthew J. Brennan Martin Naughton Frederick Coyne, Co. Clk. Herbert P. McClymont Alfredo Menicocci John A. Donovan Frank A. Frederick-A.C.S. James  Gilhooley Edward Kraemer-KIA. William F. Mallin, Bn.Sgt-Major, A.C.S. Hugh E. Stengel John A. Sullivan Joseph Gilgar   Sergeants, Co. C.   William Hatton, 1st Sgt., Sgt-Major, HQ., 42nd Div. R. S. Powell, 1st Sgt.-A.C.S. Eugene B. Halpin, 1st Sgt., USA. as Instructor Thomas P. O'Hagan, 1st Sgt John D. Crittenden-A.C.S. Thomas Halpin-A.C.S. James J. Grace Edward J. O'Connell James F. Nelson James Barry Joseph W. Burni James T. Burnt Denis Cahill T. H. Casey Edward P. Clowe-KIA. Frank W. Colyer Walter S. Coon Nathaniel B. Crittenden Frank L. Curtli Daniel J. Davern John P. Duffy Frank L Drivdahl Daniel S. Guryev-KIA. Herman Hillig Harry H. Horgan-KIA. Edward J. Kearin-KIA. Petrr Keller John  W. Knight John K. McAuliffe Eugene A. McNiff Hugo E. Noack Thomas O'Kelly George E. Richter Bernard Ryan-KIA. Matthew Synott-Com. Louis J. Torrey-KIA. Arthur C. Totten John F. Vermaelen-KIA. Anthony Gallagher Joseph Hennessey Michael Cooney Louis C. Dedecker Frederick R. Garrison Thomas P. McPherson Joseph Peisel Archibald F. Reilly Michael Ruane   Sergeants, Co. D.   Thomas H. Sullivan, 1st. Sgt-Com. Thomas W. Brown Colton C. Bingham, USA., as Instructor John Cahill Martin E. Carroll Stephen J. Crotty Thomas J. Curtin, 1st Sgt.-KIA. John Curtin, Color Sgt. John Daly Harold J. Dibbler-Com. Edward  J. Geaney, 1st Sgt.-A.C.S. John J. Gribbon-A.C.S. Patrick Grogan Joseph W. Halper, Co. Clk. Patrick J. Heaney John F. Ingram-KIA. Stanley W. Jones Thomas F. Keyes George H. Krick Joseph J. Lynch Denis McAdliffe Patrick J. McDonough Edward A. McIntee Martin McMahon John McNamara-KIA. John P. Mohr John F. Moran George R. Morton Lester J. Moriarty Hubert V. Murray, 1stSgt.-A.C.S. Denis Murphy Denis O'Brien Denis O'Connor Daniel B. J. O'Connell, Reg. Sgt-Major Thomas M. O'Malley Richard W. O'Neill Daniel J. O'Neill William J. Maloney-Com. Edward B. Smith Arthur C. Strang-Com. Joseph P. Tracy James S. Whitty Joseph L. Sheehan, 1st Sgt. James O'Brien Herbert DeWilde Dalton Smith Edgar T. Farrell Michael J. McAuliffe Martin J. Hurst Robert K. Niddrie   Sergeants, Co. E.   William L. Bailey, 1st  Sgt-USA, as Instructor Thomas A. Carney-Com. Charles F. Finnerty-Com. William  Lippincott-Com. William T. Kelly-Com. Andrew Callahan-Com. Frank Johnston,1st. Sgt.-Com. William Maloney Archibald Skeats Douglas McKenzie Frank E. Donnelly, 1st Sgt.-A.C.S. Bernard J. Kelly Hugh McKiernan John F. Riordan John A. Wilde William J. Foley James Moran Daniel Donohue Harold J. Carmody Michael Lynch-KIA. Lester Lenhart-KIA. William A. Halligan-Co. Clk. Leon Hodges John  Schluter-A.C.S. Alban A. Delaney-A.C.S. James Hyland Carl Kahn Edward P. Scanlon, Reg. Sup. Sgt. Edward J. Vahey Alexander Smeltzer John Burke Michael  Darcy Arthur J. Lefrancois James McCready Augustus Morgan Thomas J. Reidy Thomas Gaffney Alfred S. Helmer George S. Malloy Edward J. Rickert John J. Horan, Co. Clk.   Sergeants, Co. F.   Joseph V. Blake, 1st Sgt-A.C.S. Timothy J. McCrohan, 1st Sgt.-A.C.S. James J. McGuinn Philip Gargan John J. Keane-Com. William F.  Hanifin-Com. Herbert L. Doyle-Com. Joseph A. Wynne Michael J. Bowler, Brig. Sgt Major-A.C.S. Edward A. Ginna Charles  B. Echeverria-KIA. Joseph H. Trueman-A.C.S. Eugene Cunningham-A.C.S. Philip T. Boone-Com. Raymond A. Long William E. Boone John  P.  Mahon-Com. Thomas  Leddy-A.C.S. Thomas J. Erb-KIA. Charles E. Denon-KIA Michael Douglas-A.C.S. Patrick J. Wynne Malcolm F. Joy William Boland James J. McCormack John R. Butler Theodore H. Hagen Lawrence J. Whalen-KIA. Cornelius Behan James W. Brennan, 1st Sgt James J. Bevan Leo J. McLaughlin John J. Gill Louis D. Edwards William Graceley Albert E. Curtis Maurice Fine Harold E. Dahl, Co. Clk. Timothy Keane   Sergeants, Co. G.   John H. Burke, 1st. Sgt.-Com. John Meaney, 1st Sgt.-USA as Instructor Charles B. Grundy, 1st.Sgt.-ACS Frank W. Bull, 1st Sgt-Com. Alfred H. Taylor, 1st Sgt. John McNamara, 1st Sgt. Charles J. Meagher, 1st Sgt Charles Sulzberger-Com. Joseph McCourt John W. Farrell William Farrell Patrick Donohue Leroy T. Wells-Com. William Durk James P. Robinson-KIA. Denis Downing-KIA. Thomas Slevin John J. Conroy James Murray-Col. Sgt. James D. Coffey Edward  McNamara Thomas T. Williamson Martin  Shalley Denis O'Connor Denis Corcoran Thomas W. Ferguson-A.C.S. Martin Murphy Ralph Holmes Michael Hogan Denis Roe                          Carl G. Kemp-A.C.S. Kenneth B. Morford Irving Framan Roy L. Bull John W. Brogan Frank Malloy Patrick Rcgan Hugh Lee John J. McMahon Howard B. Gregory, Sgt.-Major, 42nd Div. John Ryan, Co. Clk. Franklyn Dorman, Co. Clk. Maurice Dwyer James J. Elliott James Regan Patrick Keane   Sergeants, Co. H.   Joseph E. Nash, 1st Sgt.-Com. Bernard Finnerty-KIA. Patrick F. Craig-Com. Robert V. Frye-Com. James J. Hamilton-KIA. Joseph Mattiello Patrick  Neary-Com. Daniel J. O'Neill, 1st Sgt-KIA. Jerome F. O'Neill, 1st. Sgt.-A.C.S George G. Ashe-Com. Daniel L. Dayton-Com. Reginald Mitchell-Com. John F. Tully-A.C.S. John F. O'Connor, 1st. Sgt. Frank S. Condit James A. Dooley Miles V. Dowling John P. Furey Charles J. Gavin Bruno Gunther Martin J. Higgins James Hogan John Lynch Andrew Murray William J. Murray, Co. Clk. James F. O'Brien William O'Neill, 1st Sgt.-KIA. William Smythe James Todd Patrick Travers Michael Treacey Dudley M. Winthrop Frank A. Mader John J. Ryan William J. Fleming Patrick J. Dwyer John J. Walker Joseph O'Rourke-KIA. Eugene J. Sweeney   Sergeants, Co. I.   Henry K. Adikes William T. Beyer-Batt. Sgt.-Major Charles A. Connolly-KIA. Charles R. Cooper Patrick Collins-KIA. Martin Durkin William G. Dynan Otto Fritz Patrick Flynn Charles J. Ford-KIA. Alfred F. Georgi-Co. Clk. Charles II. Garrett Michael J. Jordan-A.C.S. William Harrison-KIA. James J. Hennessey-A.C.S. Edward    P. Joyce-Batt. Sgt.-Major, A.C.S. John F. Joyce-Com. William Lyle William F. Lyons Leo  Larney-Com. William McLaughlin-KIA. Richard McLaughlin John C. McDermott Hugh McFadden Patrick T. McMeniman, 1st Sgt- USA, as Instructor Frank McMorrow, 1st Sgt. Frank Mulligan Harold J. Murphy Wilfred Fee Joseph F. Neil Thomas P. O'Brien James Quilty William Reutlinger Patrick Rogan John J. Sheehan Edward Shanahan, 1st Sgt. Charles B. Stone-KIA James Sullivan George Strenk James Warnock   Sergeants, Co. K.   Timothy J. Sullivan, 1st Sgt.-A.C.S. Francis Meade-A.C.S. James J. Mullen Claude Da Costa-A.C.S. John H. Embree-KIA. Frank Doughney-KIA. John L. Ross-KIA. John Gavaghan-KIA. Peter J. Crotty-KIA. Bernard J.  McElroy-KIA John J. McLoughlin William B. Montross John J. Gibbons James J. Sullivan Herbert F.  McKenna-A.C.S. Patrick Boland Bernard Leavy Joseph M. Farrell-Com. Leo G. Bonnard-A.C.S. Wilfred T. Van Yorx-A.C.S. Herbert J. Kelly-A.C.S. Harold A. Benham John T.  Vogel George F. Meyer George C. Sicklick Edward K. Rooney James F. Kelly Patrick J. Ryan Max Puttlitz Michael  Costello,  Co. Clk. Francis Caraher William P. McKessy John Naughton Cornelius Rooney Philip Hellriegel Oliver Atkinson Robert L. Crawford James J. Dalton James W. Daly Thomas M. Gleason Augustus F. Hughes   Sergeants, Co. L.   Eugene F. Gannon,1st Sgt.-USA, as Instructor John J. Ahearn Joseph Beliveau Christian F. Bezold Richard Blood Thomas F. Collins-Com., KIA. Raymond Convey-KIA. John J. Donoghue-A.C.S., KIA. Frank J. Duffy, Sgt.-Major, 42nd Div. Thomas E. Dunn Michael  Fitzpatrick Lewis M. French Joseph A. Grace Thomas A. Heffernan, 1st Sgt.- ACS George S. Kerr-KIA. Thomas Kiernan-A.C.S. Nicholas A. Landzert-KIA. John J. Larkin-Com. Patrick McCarthy Eugene McCue, 1st Sgt. Harry McDermott Hugh McGriskin John B. McHugh Arthur McKenny Thomas McLoughlin William E. Malinka-A.C.S. John J. Mulvey John E. Mullen James J. Murphy William J. Murphy George V. Murphy John J. Murphy Daniel O'Brien