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Joe McCarthy, 33, was a circuit court judge in Wisconsin when he joined the Marine Corps as a lieutenant in July 1942. (Wisconsin Historical Society Image No. 8005)
Joe McCarthy, 33, was a circuit court judge in Wisconsin when he joined the Marine Corps as a lieutenant in July 1942. (Wisconsin Historical Society Image No. 8005)