John Albert O’Toole

John Albert O’Toole

John Albert O’Toole, born in Boston, Massachusetts, 16 May 1916, entered the U.S. Naval Reserve as Ensign 7 May 1942.

North Africa Assignment

Assigned to USS Joseph Hewes (AP-50) following instruction at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School in Chicago, Illinois, he commanded a boat wave from that transport during the assault on Fedhala, Morocco, 8 November 1942.

Awarded the Navy Cross

Killed while withdrawing from the beach, "Ensign O’Toole" was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for “his great personal valor and relentless fighting spirit ... “ as he led his wave to the beach and calmly directed the offloading of men and materiel, despite heavy artillery fire from the enemy.

References

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/o4/otoole.htm O’Toole]


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