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The Red Scare | Tail Gunner Joe | 1

American Scandal

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McCarthy for US Senator - A Memoir

Joseph McCarthy is a former Wisconsin circuit judge. He decided to run for US Senate in 1946 after losing district attorney's race. In the South Pacific, he was stationed at a marine base during World War II. A pilot told him that he'd been lying about being a tail gunner and shooting down enemy planes. The story of Captain Joe McCarthy helped launch his political career.

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