Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau a Foley ki Heckscherville, Pennsylvania ki nga manene Irish, a Edward raua ko Catherine McDonald Foley. I a ia e tamariki ana, ka whakatau ia e kore ia e haere ki te mahi i nga maina waro pera i tana papa. I uru ia ki te United States Marine Corps i te 1888 mo te wa e rima tau. I te tau 1893, ka uru ano ia, a, i te tau 1898, i tukuna ia ki Cuba i te Pakanga Paniora-American i reira i whiwhi ai ia i tana reka tuatahi o te mahi hoia. I whai wāhi hoki ia ki te
Te pakanga o Piripi.