CMOH citation:  https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/john-j-mcginty-iii

John McGinty is listed as a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/beaufort.asp. 

Full biography from Marine Corps University: https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Information-for-Units/Medal-of-Honor-Recipients-By-Unit/SSgt-John-James-McGinty-III/.


Captain John James McGinty III (Vietnam). McGinty was born in Boston in 1940, and he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps after graduating from high school. In 1966, McGinty began a tour of duty in Vietnam. On July 18, attacked by the North Vietnamese and severely wounded in the left eye, he saved the lives of dozens of men. McGinty received the Medal of Honor from President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. Later, as a born-again Christian, a faith that rejects idolatry, he chose to not display the medal because it features the image of Minerva. Captain McGinty retired in 1976 and worked at the VA Medical Center in San Diego, California. He died January 17, 2014

President Johnson present CMOH to CPT McGinty.

JOHN JAMES MCGINTY III

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