John Albert O’Toole

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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