He served as an intelligence briefing officer for a dive bomber squadron in the Solomon Islands and Bougainville for 30 months (August 1942--February 1945), and he held the rank of captain by the time he was discharged in April 1945.
He served as an intelligence briefing officer for a dive bomber squadron in the Solomon Islands and Bougainville. McCarthy served 30 months as an intelligence officer (August 1942--February 1945), and he held the rank of captain by the time he was discharged in April 1945.