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SGT David O Olsen
to remember
McCarthy, Joseph F., Jr., SP 4.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Los Angeles
Last Address 6233 Oak Crest Way, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Casualty Date May 25, 1969
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Tay Ninh (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale, California
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I didn't serve with Joe (I was SP5 1st SigBde Vung Tau) but was a classmate and friend of Joe. Our high school class graduated before Joe's so we were in country a little earlier and left before Joe would have arrived. We lost touch after graduation and enlisting in the Army but Joe was one of those guys that we all enjoyed being around. A nice guy, good friend, and someone you could always count upon so I'm not surprised his act of heroism. He's was always the person who wouldn't leave someone else behind. After so many years it's a surprise to hear of what befell him. We we always remember Joe and what a great guy and friend he was.