Comments regarding Sergeant Paul J. HEALY
Information compiled from various sources.

Military related information:

Service Number -1390189

Company L Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 10 Nov 1917. Listed as Private. Forwarded from Jefferson Barracks, MO to 33rd DIV as recruit per instruction A.G.O 26 Sep 1917; Assigned to and joined Co L, 132nd INF 15 Nov 1917 per VOCO (Verbal Order Commanding Officer) 132nd INF. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private First Class. Promoted to PFC per O#6 dtd 1 Jan 1918. - Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private First Class. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Corporal. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Sergeant. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Sergeant. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Sergeant. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Sergeant. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Sergeant. Detached Service (DS) School in England. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Sergeant. Detached Service at English University, 1 March.

Awarded Silver Star Medal. The Silver Star Medal is the United States' third highest award exclusively for combat valor. The Silver Star was not established as an individual medal until July 19, 1932. At that time, veterans of World War I who had been cited for "gallantry in action" and awarded the "Citation Star" were, based upon specific criteria, authorized to request issuance of the Silver Star Medal in lieu of the earlier ribbon device.

Silver Star Medal

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

See Chicago Tribune article below.
Sergeant Healy was awarded the Silver Star medal for actions from October 7 to October 13, 1918 when he was in a 166 man unit that went into the Argonne Forest with only 13 surviving the fighting which involved some serious hand to hand combat.  (Article and comments provided by his grandson).

Photo of American Legion Commodore Barry Post 256. Paul Healy and other unidentifed Men of L received American Legion Award medals.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, (See above)
Name: Paul Joseph Healy
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 31 Jul 1919 Discharged
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original): Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birth Date: 26 Jun 1891
Death Date: 20 Apr 1971
Service number 1390189

Post War Known Addresses:
Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 
Miscellaneous:
 
On February 2nd 1972 the last Men of L newsletter was issued by the Company Clerk, Lee Reuter who passed October 1972. He noted 25 updates that were provided by the men or their family members to him in 1970 but a stroke prevented him from a more timely newsletter. It is not known how often newsletters were issued. The information reflected the camaraderie of the men even 50 year after the end of WWI.
Newsletter extract: Paul Healy sends regard to all.