Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Foley akaberekerwa muHeckscherville, kuPennsylvania nevapoteri vokuIreland, Edward naCatherine McDonald Foley. Pazera duku akasarudza kuti akanga asiri kuzoshanda mumigodhi yemarasha sezvakanga zvaita baba vake. Akabatana neUnited States Marine Corps muna 1888 kwenguva yemakore mashanu. Muna 1893, akanyoresa zvakare uye, muna 1898, akatumirwa kuCuba panguva yeHondo yeSpain-America kwaakagamuchira kuravira kwake kwekutanga kwechiito chemauto. Akatorawo rutivi mu
Hondo yePhilippines.