Martin "Marty" Maher, Jr. (June 25, 1876 – January 17, 1961) was an Irish immigrant from Ballycrine near Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland, who joined the United States Army in 1898 and rose to the rank of master sergeant.

In 1898 at the U.S. Military Academy, a young captain named John J. Pershing swore in an even younger new recruit, Pvt. Martin Maher. Maher, who had arrived in his new country just two years...

He wrote his autobiography, "Bringing up the Brass: My 55 years at West Point." He married Mary O'Donnell, an Irish immigrant that he met at West Point, who had come to the academy to work as a cook for one of the faculty officers' families. In 1955, the film "The Long Gray Line" was made, in which his role was played by actor Tyrone Power.

Facing forced retirement, Master Sergeant Martin Maher goes to the White House to appeal to the commander in chief, West Point graduate, and 5-star general, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who gives Marty a warm welcome and listens to his story.

2021年8月22日 · John Ford directed The Long Gray Line, a fact-inspired biopic of the life of Marty Maher, shot in CinemaScope. In one of his popular vehicles, Tyrone Power stars as the scrappy Irish immigrant whose 50-year career at West Point saw him rise from dishwasher to non-commissioned officer and athletic instructor.

Martin "Marty" Maher, Jr. (June 25, 1876 – January 17, 1961) was an Irish immigrant from Ballycrine near Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland, who joined the United States Army in 1898 and rose to the rank of master sergeant. He served as a swimming instructor at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, from 1899 to 1928.

2016年7月27日 · We spent a couple of hours Monday evening watching the old 1955 movie The Long Gray Line, starring Tyrone Power and Maureen O’Hara. It’s the story of Martin ‘Marty’ Maher, who is a legend at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Maher was an Irishman who immigrated to America in 1898 and found work as a waiter at West Point.

Power gives an outstanding performance as Marty Maher, a humble Irish immigrant who became an institution at West Point. This is the inspiring story of his rise from an unruly cadet to one of the academy's most beloved instructors.

He wrote his autobiography, "Bringing up the Brass: My 55 years at West Point." He married Mary O'Donnell, an Irish immigrant that he met at West Point, who had come to the academy to work as a cook for one of the faculty officers' families. In 1955, the film "The Long Gray Line" was made, in which his role was played by actor Tyrone Power.