Joseph C. McCarthy, 79, of the 4300 block of Westwell Lane, died Sept. 6, 1998, in his residence.
Born in St. James, Long Island, N.Y., he was a retired wing commander for the Royal Canadian Air Force after 28 years. He was an original member of 617 (Dambusters) Squadron Royal Air Force in World War II and was personally presented the Distinquished Service Order by the Queen of England for his part in the Dams Raid. Included in his other medals are two Distinquished Flying Crosses. After the war, he brought back to England and tested many of Germany's front line aircraft while stationed at Farnborough. Upon his return to Canada and the Royal Canadian Air Force, he was again involved with aircraft testing. Later, he was Officer Commanding of a Flight training school for NATO pilots. He commanded a squadron of Neptune patrol aircraft, served in the Belgian Congo with the United Nations, and served on the CINCLANT staff in Norfolk. He was much loved and will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his wife, Alice T. McCarthy; daughter, Karen A. Westergaard and her husband, John, of Virginia Beach; a son, Joseph B. McCarthy and his wife, Susan, of Virginia Beach; brother, Francis A. McCarthy of Glendale, N.Y.; four grandchildren, Brandon Worrell, Justin Worrell, Meghan Worrell and Samantha Westergaard.
A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, by the Rev. Ernest L. Trueblood. Burial will be in Princess Anne Memorial Park.
The Virginian Pilot, page B8, September 8, 1998
Born in St. James, Long Island, N.Y., he was a retired wing commander for the Royal Canadian Air Force after 28 years. He was an original member of 617 (Dambusters) Squadron Royal Air Force in World War II and was personally presented the Distinquished Service Order by the Queen of England for his part in the Dams Raid. Included in his other medals are two Distinquished Flying Crosses. After the war, he brought back to England and tested many of Germany's front line aircraft while stationed at Farnborough. Upon his return to Canada and the Royal Canadian Air Force, he was again involved with aircraft testing. Later, he was Officer Commanding of a Flight training school for NATO pilots. He commanded a squadron of Neptune patrol aircraft, served in the Belgian Congo with the United Nations, and served on the CINCLANT staff in Norfolk. He was much loved and will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his wife, Alice T. McCarthy; daughter, Karen A. Westergaard and her husband, John, of Virginia Beach; a son, Joseph B. McCarthy and his wife, Susan, of Virginia Beach; brother, Francis A. McCarthy of Glendale, N.Y.; four grandchildren, Brandon Worrell, Justin Worrell, Meghan Worrell and Samantha Westergaard.
A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, by the Rev. Ernest L. Trueblood. Burial will be in Princess Anne Memorial Park.
The Virginian Pilot, page B8, September 8, 1998
Joseph C. McCarthy, 79, of the 4300 block of Westwell Lane, died Sept. 6, 1998, in his residence.
Born in St. James, Long Island, N.Y., he was a retired wing commander for the Royal Canadian Air Force after 28 years. He was an original member of 617 (Dambusters) Squadron Royal Air Force in World War II and was personally presented the Distinquished Service Order by the Queen of England for his part in the Dams Raid. Included in his other medals are two Distinquished Flying Crosses. After the war, he brought back to England and tested many of Germany's front line aircraft while stationed at Farnborough. Upon his return to Canada and the Royal Canadian Air Force, he was again involved with aircraft testing. Later, he was Officer Commanding of a Flight training school for NATO pilots. He commanded a squadron of Neptune patrol aircraft, served in the Belgian Congo with the United Nations, and served on the CINCLANT staff in Norfolk. He was much loved and will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his wife, Alice T. McCarthy; daughter, Karen A. Westergaard and her husband, John, of Virginia Beach; a son, Joseph B. McCarthy and his wife, Susan, of Virginia Beach; brother, Francis A. McCarthy of Glendale, N.Y.; four grandchildren, Brandon Worrell, Justin Worrell, Meghan Worrell and Samantha Westergaard.
A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, by the Rev. Ernest L. Trueblood. Burial will be in Princess Anne Memorial Park.
The Virginian Pilot, page B8, September 8, 1998
Born in St. James, Long Island, N.Y., he was a retired wing commander for the Royal Canadian Air Force after 28 years. He was an original member of 617 (Dambusters) Squadron Royal Air Force in World War II and was personally presented the Distinquished Service Order by the Queen of England for his part in the Dams Raid. Included in his other medals are two Distinquished Flying Crosses. After the war, he brought back to England and tested many of Germany's front line aircraft while stationed at Farnborough. Upon his return to Canada and the Royal Canadian Air Force, he was again involved with aircraft testing. Later, he was Officer Commanding of a Flight training school for NATO pilots. He commanded a squadron of Neptune patrol aircraft, served in the Belgian Congo with the United Nations, and served on the CINCLANT staff in Norfolk. He was much loved and will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his wife, Alice T. McCarthy; daughter, Karen A. Westergaard and her husband, John, of Virginia Beach; a son, Joseph B. McCarthy and his wife, Susan, of Virginia Beach; brother, Francis A. McCarthy of Glendale, N.Y.; four grandchildren, Brandon Worrell, Justin Worrell, Meghan Worrell and Samantha Westergaard.
A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, by the Rev. Ernest L. Trueblood. Burial will be in Princess Anne Memorial Park.
The Virginian Pilot, page B8, September 8, 1998
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