 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - DeLancey Floyd-Jones akaberekerwa muSouth Oyster Bay, New York. Akapedza kudzidza paUnited States Military Academy paWest Point, 45th muKirasi ya1846. Nokutanga kweHondo yeMexico neAmerica, akaendeswa kuDhipatimendi D, 7th U.S. Infantry semutevedzeri wechipiri. Muna November 1846, akaendeswa kuCompany E, 4th U.S. Infantry. Akatora chikamu muhondo huru dzinoverengeka, kusanganisira Siege yeVeracruz, Hondo yeMolino del Rey, uye Hondo yeMexico City. Nokuda kwehutano hwakanaka uye hunofanirwa paMolino del Rey, akabudiswa kuva mutungamiri wekutanga musi waSeptember 8, 1847, achigamuchira kukwidziridzwa kune chinzvimbo chakazara munaJanuary 1848, paakapiwa kwenguva pfupi basa muPascagoula, Mississippi. 