Joseph Jeremiah McCarthy was a mustang officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, who served during World War II and the Korean War. He was also the Superintendent of Ambulances in the Chicago Fire Department;
however, with respect for his wartime heroics, firefighters continued to address him by his wartime military rank of “Captain.”
Joseph J. McCarthy
133rd Naval Construction Battalion Plaque from the estate of Lt.Col Joseph J. McCarthy...Fig. 1
USMC photo 109666, G Company 2nd Battalion 24th Marines
4th Marine Division (United States)
The 4th Marine Division is a reserve division in the United States Marine Corps. It was raised in 1943 for service during World War II, and subsequently fought in the Pacific against the Japanese. Deactivated after the war, the division was re-formed in 1966 and elements of the division deployed during the Gulf War in 1990–1991, as well as during the Iraq War. It is currently the ground combat element of the Marine Forces Reserve and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has units throughout the United States.
LSM 206 with 23rd Marines Shore Party. LSM 206 was loaded with A Co 133 Naval Construction Battalion's Shore Party equipment & 3 D8s at approx. 0935
Post-1966 4th Marine Division Patch
Marines of the 4th Division prepare to move a simulated casualty to a helicopter at Camp Pendleton
A Marine with Battery M, 3/14 hammers a door during a cache search in Rutbah, Iraq.
