Corporal Timothy Francis Ahearn
Corporal
Timothy Francis Ahearn
D-S-C
Company C 102 Us Infantry
Twenty Sixth Division
1898 – 1925
He Best Exemplified The
Spirit Of The Enlisted Men
Of The Yankee Division
[ north side ]
Near Verdun, France on October 27, 1918, after all the officers and sergeants of his company had become casualties Corporal Ahearn took command of the remnants of his company, reorganized it into a fighting unit and led his men throughout the remainder of the day with great bravery & ability. Later the same day he rescued a wounded officer in the face of heavy machine gun fire. His country awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross.
[ south side ]
When Corporal Ahearn assumed command of his shattered company he sent this message on the envelope of a letter from his mother to his regimental commander: "Have made two skeleton platoons of four squads apiece. Pvt. Kenney is made Acting First Sergeant. Am ready for any duty I am called upon to perform. Am ready for replacements. Signed T. Ahearn, Corporal, commanding Company C."
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Erected A.D. MCMXXXVII
by
New Haven Chapter, Yankee Division Veterans Association
And the Federal Art Project of the
Works Progress Administration
Karl Lang, Sculptor
Committee
Mayor John W. Murphy, Ex Officio
John T. Dillon, Chairman • Leonard J. Maloney, Secretary • Raymond W. Hayward, Treasurer
Ralph L. Bishop • Charles L. Boucher • Albert Carocci • James Coleman • James H.P. Conlon • Philip H. English • Walter S. Garde • Charles M. Gardner • Peter J. Geenty • John M. Golden • James A. Haggerty • Frank P. Lee • Walter E. Malley • Joseph T. Marinan • John J. McKeon • Patrick Quinn • Joseph Roach • Laura Sargent • James A. Shanley • Harold Shields • Edward J. Stackpole • Anthony R. Teta • Wayland Williams • Walter I. Wirth
Post No. 47 – American Legion
Post No. 130 – American Legion
Post No. 132 – American Legion
Post No. 85 – Jewish War Veterans
Chap. No. 2 – Disabled American Veterans
Erected by Maxwell & Pagano
New Haven, Conn.
Marker is at the intersection of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard (Connecticut Route 34) and Derby Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard.
Courtesy hmdb.org
