Dorchester Illustration 2694 Jeremiah Clancy
Jeremiah Clancy was born on June 17, 1916, in Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1939 and lived with his brother William on Sanford Street, and later, with his sister Mary Anne on Range Road. Jeremiah worked as a laborer at the William J. Driscoll Construction Company at 1190 Morton St. in Dorchester.
On Oct. 16, 1940, when Jeremiah registered for the draft for World War II, he was described as 5’ 8” tall, 166 lbs, light brown complexion, brown hair and gray eyes. Cpl Clancy was killed on Dec. 28, 1944, in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, while serving with the 87th Chemical Batallion, First Army.
Clancy’s body was returned to Dorchester in March 1949. His was funeral was held at St. Gregory’s Church in Lower Mills. He is buried in Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline.
For the heroism he demonstrated in his service to our country Cpl. Clancy was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and the Bronze Star. The intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Becket Street was a designated a hero square named for Jeremiah Clancy.