Clarence Sidney Foley

Maleabout 1924–17 December 1944

Brief Life History of Clarence Sidney

When Clarence Sidney Foley was born about 1924, in Louisiana, United States, his father, Joel Frederick Foley, was 30 and his mother, Ruby Mae Deloach, was 29. He lived in Ward Three, Bossier, Louisiana, United States in 1930 and Bossier, Louisiana, United States in 1935. He died on 17 December 1944, in Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium, at the age of 21, and was buried in Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, France.

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Family Time Line

Joel Frederick Foley
1895–1970
Ruby Mae Deloach
1896–1984
Mildred Ethyl Foley
1915–1969
Clarence Sidney Foley
1924–1944
Joel Frederick Foley
1917–1989
Burdette Foley
1921–1987
Mattie Mae Foley
1922–1988
Joy Foley
1927–2002
John Albertus Foley
1929–1971

Sources (3)

  • Clarence Foley in household of J F Foley, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Clarence S Foley, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Clarence S Foley in household of Joel F Foley, "United States Census, 1930"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (7)

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World Events (8)

1924

Age 0

Chamonix, France hosts Winter Olympic Games.

1927

Age 3

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1931

Age 7

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Siobhan, Aidan, Aileen, Delma, Eamonn, John Patrick, Brennan, Brian Patrick, Briana, Brigid.

Irish (southern): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Foghladha ‘descendant of Foghlaidh’, a byname meaning ‘pirate, marauder, plunderer’.

Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Searraigh (see McSharry ), chosen because of its phonetic approximation to English foal. Mac Searraigh is derived from a personal name based on searrach ‘foal’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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