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Joe McCarthy in the South Pacific
1943
Captain Joseph R. McCarthy (center), with two unidentified Marines, somewhere in the Pacific.
Joseph McCarthy During World War II
Candid portrait of Joe McCarthy wearing a pith helmet during World War II.
Shirtless Joe
1943
Marine captain Joseph R. McCarthy, looking fit, somewhere in the South Pacific. Health was an increasing problem for McCarthy as senator. He was subject to chronic sinus infections and severe head...
Captain Joseph McCarthy with Marines
1943
Captain Joseph R. McCarthy, a Marine intelligence officer, interviewing pilots who have just returned from raids on Japanese installations in the Solomon Islands.
Joseph McCarthy as "Tail Gunner Joe"
1943
Marine Captain Joseph R. McCarthy, later a Wisconsin senator, posing as a tail gunner during World War II in Douglas SBD Bomber. McCarthy was an intelligence officer and he flew along as an observe...
Joe McCarthy and Friends
October 1931
Joseph R. McCarthy (center with the tie) with a group of friends.
