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Joseph Phillips Mulcahy

"Mac"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 858878
Born

May 26, 1924
in Lawrence, MA

Parents

Frederick Leo Mulcahy
Mary (Giblin) Mulcahy

School

Pawtucket West High School (1941)
Brown University (ex-1945)

Pre-War Employment

College student

Entered Service

May 3, 1943
at Boston, MA

Joined First Battalion

September 1, 1943
from Parris Island

Left First Battalion

February 2, 1944
Killed in action at Namur

Left Service

February 2, 1944
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

1016 Hope Street, Providence, RI – home of mother, Mrs. Mary Mulcahy

Service & Campaigns
Before joining battalion

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.

Roi-Namur

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
February 2, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot, head); exact circumstances unknown.

Campaign Narrative

Individual Decorations

Medal
Purple Heart

Campaign
Namur (Feb. 2, 1944)

Citation

Service Stories

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Joseph is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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