AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

John J. McCarthy

Sergeant, United States Army

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A Company
1st Battalion
12th Infantry Regiment
4th Infantry Division

Entered the Service from: New Jersey
Died: May 7, 1970
Buried at: Section P Site 571
                  Beverly National Cemetery
                  916 Bridgeboro Road
                  Beverly, NJ 08010

Awards: Purple Heart

SERGEANT JOHN JOSEPH McCARTHY was born on September 26, 1948. His home of record is Collingswood, NJ. He graduated from Collingswood High School in 1967.

John J. McCarthy served in the US Army and attained the rank of Sergeant (SGT). He was attached to A Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry.

Sergeant McCarthy was killed in action when his helicopter was shot down on Cambodai on May 7, 1970.

MESSAGES LEFT ON THEWALL-USA

** Note that some of these messages are from years ago and their contact information may not be good anymore **

WORKED WITH HIM IN VIET NAM

I WAS WITH HIM THE DAY THE HELICOPTER WAS SHOT DOWN IN CAMBODIA, NOT PLEIKU. JOHN ALWAYS JOKED AND MADE THINGS A LOT EASIER WITH HIS POSITIVE ATTITUDE. ONE OF ONLY TWO PICTURES I HAVE FROM MY TIME IN VIET NAM IS OF JOHN AND I. I HAVE THOUGHT OF YOU OFTEN THROUGH THE YEARS AND YOU ARE GREATLY MISSED.

GT GLYNN BARNES
GLYNN BARNES
spook1127@cs.com
ELLENWOOD, GA
Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Still In My Heart

There will always be one very special, very large place in my heart for Jay. He was charming, caring and quite a character. Laughter was always his medicine. So close to the end of his tour of duty, we thought we had our whole lives ahead of us. How cruel this war was to take so many wonderful young men. My visit to the Wall was overwhelming and can never be forgotten. Just like Jay.

Janet Moritz McNamee
jerseyrae@aol.com
High School Sweetheart/Fiancée
Forest, Virginia
Friday, May 27, 2005

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John was a great guy a great friend with a fantastic personalilty always kind, always smiling, always quick with a joke to make you laugh. He is greatly missed and lovingly remembered by all his friends from Collingswood High School, Class of 1967.

Doreen Clayton
dclayton@crab.rutgers.edu
Friend/Classmate
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Tuesday, February 04, 2003