William McCarthy

1911 - 1993  (81 years)

• Name	William McCarthy
  Relationship	with Marie Therese Nadeau
  Born	11 Nov 1911	Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 4 227 William F Mccarthy Head Male White 1892 28 Married Canada Canada Canada 1906 5 227 Lillian Mccarthy Wife Female White 1894 26 Married Massachusetts Greece Ireland 6 227 William A Mccarthy Son Male White 1912 8 Single Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts 7 227 Gladys Mccarthy Daughter Female White 1914 6 Single Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts 8 227 Dorothy M Mccarthy Daughter Female White 1915 5 Single Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts 9 227 Eleanor Mccarthy Daughter Female White 1917 3 Single Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts 10 227 Edward L Mccarthy Son Male White 1920 0 Single Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts   Transcript ID is  dbid=6061&iid=4301086_00297
  Census	1930	Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 41 199 William F Mccarthy Head Male White 1892 38 Canada Canada Canada 42 199 Lillian K Mccarthy Wife Female White 1894 36 Massachusetts Greece Ireland 43 199 William H Mccarthy Son Male White 1912 18 Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts 44 199 Gladys L Mccarthy Daughter Female White 1914 16 Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts 45 199 Dorothy M Mccarthy Daughter Female White 1915 15 Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts 46 199 Eleanor L Mccarthy Daughter Female White 1917 13 Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts 47 199 Edward L Mccarthy Son Male White 1919 11 Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts 48 199 Barbara V Mccarthy Daughter Female White 1926 4 Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts 49 199 John W Mccarthy Son Male White 1929 1 Massachusetts Canada Massachusetts   Transcript ID is  dbid=6224&iid=4606993_00374
  Military Service	17 Mar 1942	Fort Devens, , Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  Basic Training
  Military Service	From May 1942 to Sep 1942	Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  Tank Main School and OCS at Fort Knox, Kentucky
  Military Service	From Oct 1942 to Nov 1944	Camp Campbell, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  World War II, he joined the 12 HQ Co, Division Trains at Camp Campbell and became Co Commander in 1943
  Military Service	From 2 Oct 1944 to 16 Nov 1944	Tidworth Barracks, Witshire, England
  World War II, Company Commander of 12th HQ Co, Division Trains for 12th Armored Division
  	12th Armored Combat Chronicle 12th Armored Combat Chronicle unit assignments and attachments
  Military Service	From 17 Nov 1944 to 17 Mar 1945	Southern France Campaign
  World War II, Company Commander of 12th HQ Co, Division Trains for 12th Armored Division
  	12th Armored Division Combat Chronicle of the 12th Armored Division
  	12th Armored Division Museum Museum web site dedicated to the 12th Armored Division in World War II
  	Speed is the Password: The Story of the 12th Armored Division Speed is the Password: The Story of the 12th Armored Division is a small booklet covering the history of the 12th Armored Division. This booklet is one of the series of G.I. Stories published by the Stars & Stripes in Paris in 1944-1945.
  Military Service	From 18 Mar 1945 to 5 May 1945	Rhineland Campaign
  World War II, Company Commander of 12th HQ Co, Division Trains for 12th Armored Division
  	12th Armored Division liberator of Dachau 12th Armored Division liberator of Dachau on United States Holocaust Memorial Museum web site
  	12th Armored Division liberator of Murnau Web site includes photos of 12th Armored Division liberator of Murnau and a few thanks to the 12th in the emails at the bottom of the page
  	12th Armored Division Hellcat News 12th Armored Division Hellcat News Vol 3
  Died	5 Jun 1993	Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  Buried	9 Jun 1993	Magnolia, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Ancestors
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William McCarthy,   b. Abt 1870, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, Canada   (Grandfather) Margaret Colbert,   b. County Cork or Kerry, Ireland   (Great Grandmother)
  Notes	!VETERAN: Bill was a World War II veteran serving as company commander of the 12th Armored Division Supply trains. See http://www.12tharmoredmuseum.org/ for a virtual museum on the 12th Armored Division. He is entitle to the Bronze Star, the Army Good Conduct Medal (Bill was enlisted and then went through OCS), the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany clasp, He is also received the French WWII Commemorative Medal and la Médaille Commémorative "Rhin et Danube" !SSDI: shows birth as 12 Nov 1911 and death as 5 Jun 1993 and Death Residence as Magnolia, Essex, Massachusetts 01930
  Person ID	I90	Antoine_Roy
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	William Frank McCarthy,   b. Abt 1892, St Pierre, St Pierre and Miquelon, Overseas Collectivity, France ,   d. 1949, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA  ( ~ 57 years)
  Mother	Lillian Katherine Astrom,   b. 11 Sep 1893, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 26 Apr 1979, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA  ( 85 years)
  Married	14 May 1911	Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Living
  Children	2 children
  1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Nov 1911 - Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1920 - Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1930 - Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Military Service - Basic Training - 17 Mar 1942 - Fort Devens, , Massachusetts, USA Military Service - Tank Main School and OCS at Fort Knox, Kentucky - From May 1942 to Sep 1942 - Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA Military Service - World War II, he joined the 12 HQ Co, Division Trains at Camp Campbell and became Co Commander in 1943 - From Oct 1942 to Nov 1944 - Camp Campbell, Kentucky, USA Military Service - World War II, Company Commander of 12th HQ Co, Division Trains for 12th Armored Division - From 2 Oct 1944 to 16 Nov 1944 - Tidworth Barracks, Witshire, England Military Service - World War II, Company Commander of 12th HQ Co, Division Trains for 12th Armored Division - From 17 Nov 1944 to 17 Mar 1945 - Southern France Campaign Military Service - World War II, Company Commander of 12th HQ Co, Division Trains for 12th Armored Division - From 18 Mar 1945 to 5 May 1945 - Rhineland Campaign Died - 5 Jun 1993 - Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Buried - 9 Jun 1993 - Magnolia, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Military Ribbons

  McCarthy, William - World War II military service ribbons The rack of William McCarthy's World War II military service ribbons was created using the Ultimate Rack. Bill McCarthy also received the French WWII Commemorative Medal and la Medaille Commemorative "Rhin et Danube"

  
  

• Sources

  [S243] 1920 U.S. Census, Massachusetts. Essex County, Gloucester > image 24. [S472] 1930 U.S. Census, Massachusetts. Essex County > Gloucester > District 48. [S30] Military Papers. 12th Armored Division book. [S6] Obituary. [S390] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915. vol 602 page 454 entry 60, [he - 19 - laborer she -17 - at home Clergyman - William J Dwyer, Gloucester mother listed as Ellen Kearin].