Gerald McCarthy Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

Cold War

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1949-1978

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Lowry (Destroyer)

Location of Service:

New London, Connecticut; Pearl Harbor; Charleston, South Carolina; United States Naval Academy, Maryland; Naval War College, Rhode Island; Pentagon; Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) at Purdue

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran also served on the following submarines: USS Sea Robin (SS 407), USS Trout (SS 566), USS Remora (SS 487), USS Tusk (SS 426)

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War or Conflict:

Cold War

Status:

Veteran

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item]

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Susan Brouillette

Contributor:

Richard Lugar

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/31546

Subjects:

McCarthy, Gerald
Cold War--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Cold War--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Gerald McCarthy Collection
(AFC/2001/001/31546), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress