Hudson County NJ Archives Biographies.....Patrick McNULTY, May 1, 1932 - November 5, 1950 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/njfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: henry sundvik henry_sundvik@yahoo.com December 8, 2011, 2:30 pm Source: individual research Author: henry j sundvik PATRICK JOSEPH MCNULTY Patrick Joseph McNulty, son of Neil McNulty and Margaret "Hanlon" McNulty, was born 1 May 1932, probably in Bayonne, New Jersey. Pat was raised at 72 West 9th Street, Bayonne, New Jersey. Pat had two brothers, Hugh "Bud" and Neil Junior and two sisters, Katherine "Kay" and Mary. Patrick attended Saint Mary Parochial School, and graduated Holy Family Academy in June 1949. In his jumior and senior years he worked in New York City on Liberty Street for Mackay Radio and All American Radio, both being branches of International Telephone and Telegraph Company. He and I were both messenger boys for the company. Pat was a good looking boy with a ready smile. During his time with the company, he was talked into entering an amateur boxing match. He accepted the inviation with a laugh. In the ring, his first and only engagement, he charged up to his opponent, socked him in the jaw and knocked his opponent cold. Thus ended his career as a boxing contender. One fight, one round, one win and he retired undefeated from pugilistics. Patrick's mother, Margaret "Maggie" Hanlon, was born in 1901. She emigrated to the United States in 1922 aboard The Assyria from Londonderry, Northern Ireland and went to stay with her aunt and uncle Patrick and Bridget Hanlon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She later settled in Bayonne, New Jersey and married Neil McNulty formerly of Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. At the commencement of the Korean War, Patrick enlisted in the United States Army in July 1949 where he received basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. From December 1950 to November 1951 he was stationed with the 187th Airbornme Regimental Combat Team, a part of the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. From there he left for overseas duty from Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, California. He ultimately arrived at Sinmak, North Korea and WAS assigned to Headquarters Company of the 187th. On 5 November 1951 he was struck by an enemy morter and died that evening in a MASH clinic. For his service, PFC Mcnulty was awarded the following decoration: Purple Heart, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. Upon the day of his death, Patrick was 19 years 6 months 4 days old. His serial number was RA12341341. He was 5 feet 10 1/2 inches tall, brown haired and weighed 182 pounds. Pat's body was first interred at American Graves Registration Service Group, 8204th Army Unit, APO 3, ROW EVAC GRAVE #1317. From there he was sent to Brooklyn Army Base 02/26/1952, then to Thomas M O'Brien and Son Funeral Home, 984 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey. His final interment on 28 JANUAEY 1952 was Holy CROSS Cemetery, 340 Ridge Road, North Arlington, New Jersey, Block 86, Section A, Tier F, Grave 75. He was buried next to his mother and father - Neil & Margaret (Hanlon) McNulty. Anyone who can provide additional information may contact me at henry_sundvik@yahoo.com or HENRY sUNDVIK 698 MINNIE PLACE SECAUCUS, NJ 07094. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/njfiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/hudson/bios/mcnulty-p.txt