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John Mark Connolly

Graduating Class of 1918
Served in World War I
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Machinist's Mate
John Mark Connolly

Navy

Hometown

Milwaukee, WI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

Unknown

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Unknown

More About Machinist's Mate Connolly

While at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Connolly was an instructor in telegraphy.

He sailed for France in October and was in Bordeaux when the armistice was signed. He then returned to New York in December and had been recommended for promotion as ensign.

It was while in New York that he caught pneumonia and later died at the Brooklyn Naval Hospital.