John J. McGinty III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)
Captain John James McGinty III (January 21, 1940 – January 17, 2014) was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the United States militaries' highest
decoration — the Medal of Honor — for heroism during July 1966 in the Vietnam War.
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