JOSEPH  JEREMIAH  MCCARTHY

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Deceased 06/15/1996
Rate/Rank
 LTCOL
Service Branch
USMCR 2/1937 - 00/1971
Born
 08/10/1911
CHICAGO, IL
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
2D BATTALION, 24TH MARINES, 4TH MARINE DIVISION, IWO JIMA
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR 
PURPLE HEART (2) 
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL 
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL