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Francis P. Mulcahy

United States Marine Corps general

Francis Patrick MulcahyCBE (March 9, 1894 – December 11, 1973) was a general and commander in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Mulcahy commanded the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the Cactus Air Force, and the Tactical Air Force, Tenth Army.

Military career

Mulcahy, a native of Rochester, New York, graduated from Notre Dame University in 1914. In 1917, he was commissioned and attended naval flight school, becoming a naval aviator.[1] Like Roy S. Geiger, Mulcahy flew bombing missions in France during World War I. He became one of the Marine Corps pioneers of close air support to ground operations during the inter-war years of expeditionary campaigns in the Caribbean and Central America.[1]

At the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Mulcahy was serving as an observer with the BritishWestern Desert Air Force in North Africa. He deployed to the Pacific in command of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.[1] In the closing months of the Guadalcanal campaign, Mulcahy ser

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  • Sgt. Mulcahy: Company, halt!
  • [to Sharts]
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: For God's sake, man! Do you not know your right from your left?
  • Sharts: N-n-no, sah.
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: How many here do not know right from left?
  • [Half a dozen hands are raised]
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: [mutters] Jesus have pity.
  • [smacks Sharts in the chest]
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: This is your *front*!
  • [slaps his back]
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: This is your *rear*!
  • [stomps on his right foot]
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: This is your *right*!
  • [goes to stomp on his left foot]
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: And this...!
  • [Sharts lifts his foot out of the way]
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: Now you're learnin', boy-o!
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: You are ugly Mexican-African fuckin' whores!
  • [watching Searles practice with his bayonet]
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: Oh, what do we have here? Bonnie Prince Charley and his toy bayonet! You're not reading your books now. Stab me.
  • Cpl. Thomas Searles: What?
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: Stab-me.
  • [Searles comes at him gingerly and Mulcahy slaps it away]
  • Sgt. Mulcahy: I said STAB, not TICKLE! Come on, you prissy little schoolgir
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    William Christopher

    American actor (1932–2016)

    For other people named William Christopher, see William Christopher (disambiguation).

    William Christopher (October 20, 1932 – December 31, 2016) was an American actor and comedian, best known for playing Private Lester Hummel on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. from 1965 to 1968 and Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy on the television series M*A*S*H from 1972 to 1983 and its spinoff AfterMASH from 1983 to 1985.

    Early life

    Christopher was born in Evanston, Illinois, in a family believed to be descendants of Paul Revere.[1] He spent his youth in several of Chicago's northern suburbs,[2] including Winnetka, Illinois, where he attended New Trier High School.[2] Christopher graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, with a Bachelor of Arts in drama, focusing on Greek literature.[1][3] While at university, he participated in fencing, soccer, and the glee club, and was initiated as a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.[4]

    Career

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