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Joseph
Edward
McCarthy

Born:

, 

Pennsylvania

Joseph McCarthy graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1945. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1969 – 1970
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Joseph Edward McCarthy, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, Support Command, and 1st Brigade, Chief of Staff, 4th Infantry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam from 1969 to 1970.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1972 – 1975
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Joseph Edward McCarthy, United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States with Headquarters, Allied Forces Southern Europe, from 1972 to 1975.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1970 – 1972
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Joseph Edward McCarthy, United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with Headquarters, U. S. Army, Europe, from 1970 to 1972.