John J. McGinty III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1940) died on January 17, 2014.

January 17, 2014

John J. McGinty III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1940) died on January 17, 2014.

Captain John James McGinty III was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the United States militaries' highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for heroism during July 1966 in the Vietnam War.