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Cornelius
Leo
Reardon
1889

–

1949-05-21

Born:

Abingdon

, 

Massachusetts

Home:

Abingdon

, 

Massachusetts

Buried: 

Rockland

, 

Massachusetts

Cemetery:

Saint Patrick’s Cemetery

Cornelius Reardon was born and raised in Abingdon, Massachusetts, where he attended public grade and high schools. He graduated from Boston College in 1911, and then attended Saint John’s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts, and was ordained a Catholic Priest on June 2, 1916. His first assignment was to Saint Edward’s Church in Boston, where he was serving as junior curate when he entered military service in 1918. He was commissioned a U.S. Army chaplain, serving in France where he was decorated for gallantry in action. Following his war service he was Assistant at Saint Michael’s Church in Hudson, and then at Sacred Heart Parish in Belmont-Waverly. He also served at Saint Ann’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Chaplain’s Corps)

    Division:

    2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 3 – 27, 1918
    Headquarters, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), First Lieutenant (Chaplain’s Corps) Cornelius Leo Reardon, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, SECOND DIVISION A.E.F., for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Chaplain Reardon distinguished himself while serving with the 2d Ammunition Train, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Blanc Mont, France, from 3 to 27 October 1918