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Note: Born at 7 Laurel Street, Somerville, Massachusetts.
Eugene L. McGuire, Physician, 390 Medford Street, Somerville,
Massachusetts.
Employed by United Shoe Machinery Corporation in Boston for 25 years from 1946, then by the Medford Public School system for 15 years, then with the Bellevue Golf Club in Melrose until retirement.
Joined the National Guard in 1937. Moved from the 110th Cavalry to a 155 Howitzer Unit in October of 1940. As a Sergeant in communications he engaged in three major Pacific battles in the Americal Division. Mustered out in September of 1945.
News Article:
Calvin Carpenter is Awarded Bronze Star in Pacific
WITH THE AMERICAL DIVISION AT BOUGAINVILLE: Cpl. Calvin E. Carpenter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Carpenter, 14 Winslow Avenue, West Somerville, has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in direct support of combat operations.
In an engagement with the enemy during the Battle of Guadalcanal, Corporal Carpenter occupied vital observation posts on the frontlines, and while exposed to enemy sniper and mortar fire made reports of enemy movements which contributed to the success of the field artillery firing missions.
Carpenter's artillery outfit, a component of the veteran Americal Division, has been through two successful campaigns in the South Pacific. Since induction into federal service in January 1941, he has been in charge of the wire section of his battery which fought both at Guadalcanal and Bougainville.
Between the Guadalcanal fighting and the combat at Bougainville, Carpenter rested with the Americal Division in the Fiji Islands.
Library of Congress. Veterans History Project. Interview; https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.56528/
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