Joseph Phillips Mulcahy
"Mac"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 858878
May 26, 1924
in Lawrence, MA
Frederick Leo Mulcahy
Mary (Giblin) Mulcahy
Pawtucket West High School (1941)
Brown University (ex-1945)
College student
May 3, 1943
at Boston, MA
September 1, 1943
from Parris Island
February 2, 1944
Killed in action at Namur
February 2, 1944
Killed in action
1016 Hope Street, Providence, RI – home of mother, Mrs. Mary Mulcahy
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island; outposted to depot Headquarters Company. (Details unknown; muster rolls missing.)
Transferred to B/1/24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, on 1 September 1943.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
February 2, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot, head); exact circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Namur (Feb. 2, 1944)
Citation
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