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Nine gun salute over the casket of a New York man killed in action in France; Father Francis P. Duffy, chaplain of the 6th Regiment, officiated at the funeral

World War I Memorial found on the grounds at Sacred Heart Church, Staten Island

Letter written by Fr. Francis Duffy to Cardinal Farley on his way to France. He describes his voyage across the Atlantic and the many priestly tasks he has already carried out on board the ship.

A memorial erected in honor of the men and women from St. Thomas the Apostle who dedicated their lives to the war effort both overseas and at home. This memorial can be found at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne.

A chapel in the crypt at St. Anselm's Church in the Bronx was dedicated "in sacred memory of the boys of this parish who gave their lives in the World War for God and Country." The chapel no longer exists, this is a photo from a 1929 parish history…

The Graham Triangle Monument was erected on November 11, 1921 in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. This memorial included the names of all the neighborhood men who sacrificed their lives, many of which were parishioners at St. Jerome's Church…

Trees were planted in honor of the men who died from St. Denis Church in Yonkers.

This honor roll found inside Sacred Heart Church in Mount Vernon lists all the men who fought and those who died in World War I.

Honor roll plaque hanging in the back of Blessed Sacrament Church in New Rochelle. It lists the name of all the men who fought from the parish in World War I.

Honor roll of the St. Joseph Seminary alumni and faculty who enlisted as chaplains in the First World War.