Photograph
Joseph McCarthy as "Tail Gunner Joe"
| 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 observer on several bombing missions. McCarthy spent 16 months in the Solomon Islands, serving two tours from September 1943 to March 1944. He returned to the United States in July 1944, assigned to various California military bases. McCarthy resigned from the Marines on December 11, 1944. |
| Image ID: | 8005 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1943 |
| Creator Name: | United States. Marines. |
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| Collection Name: | Joseph McCarthy photographs and ephemera, circa 1947-1957 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6022.7 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| The original negative of a similar view was donated by Glenn Silber who suggests Penn Kimball, a PR officer who sent out McCarthy's WWII releases and photos, as the photographer. |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Personal protective equipment |
| Military uniforms |
| Weapons |
| Airplanes, Military |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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