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Sgt. Michael Francis McCarthy
British Army 4th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
from:Widnes
My father, Michael McCarthy, served as a gun sergeant on a 40mm Bofors AA gun. He served at Scapa Flow and various other locations during the period between 1940 and 1944. His unit was then attached to the Canadian army and took part in the Normandy landings, he landed on Juno Beach and commanded a Crusader AA tank, he then took part in the sweep north and ended up in Germany.
After the war he retained his position as Sergeant and served at Peninsular barracks in Warrington where he served until around 1958 and finished up as a Warrant Officer Class II.
He died in 1981 and I don't have any other information then that. I would appreciate any information anyone has about him as I was too young to ask him myself and know very little. Thank you.