Michael Conroy (1890-1918) emigrated [from County Mayo, Ireland] about 1910. He lived in Hartford and was employed at Colt Firearms as a machinist,... Show moreMichael Conroy (1890-1918) emigrated [from County Mayo, Ireland] about 1910. He lived in Hartford and was employed at Colt Firearms as a machinist, but then enlisted in the Canadian Army in April of 1917, about two weeks after the entry of the United States into the war. Serving as a Lance Corporal in the 58th Battalion of Canadian Infantry, he was killed in action on Sept. 29, 1918 during the Cambrai offensive, six weeks before the armistice. He was awarded Canada's Distinguished Service Cross, and is buried in the British Army's Anneux Cemetery in Cambrai, France. He was also recognized by the City of Hartford as one of its war dead with a bronze plaque that for many years was among those lining the streets through Hartford's Colt Park. These plaques were just recently re-discovered in a city office building basemen and are being restored. [Information supplied by Peter Conroy Hickey, grand-nephew of Michael Conroy.] Show less