McNulty

Origin

The name is said to have arisen from a branch of the ruling Ulaid dynasty of Mac Duinnshléibhe (MacDonlevy) who had migrated to what is now present-day County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland after John de Courcy's conquest of Ulaid in 1177. Here some of the MacDonlevy's were nicknamed Ultagh/Ultach. However historical records such as the 1659 "Census" as well as Griffith's Valuation (1848-1864) show that concentrations of McNulty's where found in parts of Ireland that the MacDonlevy's had little presence, coupled with DNA analysis showing that the McNulty's may actually derive from other Gaelic families that migrated from Ulaid and not just the MacDonlevy's. The names Ultagh/Ultach and Mac an Ultaigh applied to only those that fled Ulaid and was not used for those that remained.

Regardless of their actual origin, the first McNulty to be recorded is found in the Annals of the Four Masters under the year 1281, where an "Murtough Macan-Ulty" is listed as a distinguished fatality at the battle of Desertcreagh in present-day County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

The probable transition of the name Mac an Ultaigh from the Ultagh MacDonlevy's can be seen around 1601 where one "Morris Ultagh" is recorded as "Morris m'Nich Ultagh". The surname prefix "m'Nich" appears to be an English confusion of the female prefix Nic with the male prefix Mac.

Other variant spellings of McNulty include McNaulty, McNalty, and rarely as O'Nalty, Nolty, McNult, McEnulty and McKnulty. and others.

In County Clare and its adjacent County Tipperary in the southwest of the Republic of Ireland, the toponymics Connoulty and Kinoulty are encountered, and are believed to be Anglicisations of Mac an Ultaigh.

Diaspora

By 1980, there were 19,469 persons surnamed McNulty in the United States Social Security Administration data base. The surname McNulty was, then, the 2332 most frequently occurring surname in that database. Some of the first McNulty immigrants to North America arrived in Philadelphia and New York City in the very early 19th century and, later, more numerously, in both Philadelphia and New York City between 1840 and 1860, during which period the great Irish Potato Famine occurred.

There are an estimated 421 persons surnamed McNulty in Australia. Denis McInulty, one of the first McNulty to arrive in Australia, arrived there from Scotland on 16 May 1846 on the prisoner transport the China under a 10-year sentence of the Glascow Justiciary Court.

In the United Kingdom the surname McNulty is shared by an estimated 7,888 people and is approximately the 1329th most popular surname in the country.

Notable McNulty's

Ann McNulty, a stage, radio and recording artist, who appeared with her children Eileen McNulty and Peter McNulty as "The McNulty Family's Irish Showboat Revue"

Anthony F. McNulty, a turn-of-the-19th-century member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Arthur MacNalty, the 8th Chief Medical Officer (United Kingdom)

Arthur George McNalty, a British Army Brigadier general field commander during the First World War

Arthur McNulty, an English football player

Barney McNulty (1923–2000), then, the former Army Air Force pilot, brother of Penny Singleton and brother-in-law of Ray Flin, who in 1949 introduced the use of the cue card in TV broadcasts and was credited with saving Bob Hope’s life on one of Hope’s tours for soldiers in Vietnam

Bernard McNulty, an Irish-American literary figure and US-based Irish nationalist, who first organized the Fenians in the United States

Bill Conoulty (1899 or 1901 – 1961), a legendary automotive engineer, automobile manufacturer and automobile racer of Australia

Bill McNulty, a U.S. major league baseball player, who was also in Japan's Pacific League

Billy McNulty, a Scottish Football player

Brandon McNulty, a world champion American cyclist

Caleb J. McNulty (1816-1846) (D), a Democratic Party politician and a scandalous early 19th-century Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Carl McNulty, an NBA basketball player

Charles McNulty, a journalist, the chief theater critic for The Los Angeles Times newspaper

Chris McNulty, an internationally recognized Australian jazz vocalist, who is resident in New York, New York, U.S.A.

Christina McNulty (fl. c. 1920), a Canadian silent film actress

Ciaran McKnulty, a footballer

Cormac Ultaigh (fl. c. 1460), an influential medieval physician and medical scholar

Daniel Naulty, a U.S. major league relief pitcher, who played on the NY Yankees' 1999 World Series winning team

Daniel McNulty, a musician and composer of sacred music

Danny McNulty, an actor, played Harvey “Harley” Keiner on the TV series Boy Meets World

David Macenulty was an inner city public school teacher, who inspired his students to achievement and towards better self concepts by chess play. Macenulty is the subject of the year 2005 A&E made-for-TV film Knights of the South Bronx, starring Ted Danson.

Deborah McNulty, an Emmy Award winning make-up artist

Dennis Day, a stage name of singer and radio and television personality Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty

Des McNulty, a 3 term Labour Party member of the Scottish Parliament

Donough Ultaigh, medieval Irish physician, an "ollam leighis" of the O'Donnell dynasty

Doug McEnulty (U.S. football), a NFL football player

Edward McNulty, an Irish playwright and novelist, called a "genius" by the Nobel laureate in literature George Bernard Shaw

Elizabeth McNulty, a Miss Louisiana (Miss USA Pageant)

Enda McNulty, a Gaelic footballer

Eugenius Nulty, the eminent early-19th-century U.S. theoretical mathematician and academic, who privately tutored the brothers Henry Charles Lea and Mathew Carey Lea

F. Lynn McNulty (1939–2012), Lt. Col. (USAR), Central Intelligence Agency operative and first Director of Information Systems Security, U.S. State Department

Faith McNulty, an American non-fiction author

Fran McNulty, an award-winning Irish journalist with RTÉ

Francis J. McNulty, a turn-of-the-19th-century Delaware state legislator

Frank McNulty (Colorado legislator), (R), a multi-term member of the Colorado House of Representatives and a former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives

Frank McEnulty, a 2008 right wing fringe party U.S. presidential candidate, who garnered fewer than 1000 votes

Geoff McNulty, a Canadian born National Lacrosse League player

Geoff Nulty, an English footballer

Geraldine McNulty, a British stage and television actress

Helen McNulty, Irish artist and producer

Henry J. McAnulty, a USAF Lt. Col., Roman Catholic priest, military chaplain, American academic and the 9th president of Duquesne University

Howard McNulty, American banking executive, president of Flagship Bank, Inc. (1974-1984), then Florida's 5th largest banking group (3.3 billion U.S. dollars in assets), and president of Sun Banks, Inc. (1984-1986), then, Florida's 3rd largest banking group

James McNulty (footballer)

James McNulty (Canadian MP), a former 4 term Liberal member of Canadian House of Commons and a former Canadian Minister of Labor

James Barrett McNulty, (D), a flamboyant and nationally conspicuous Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania

James F. McNulty (chief executive), a U.S. Army Colonel (United States) and a Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President of Parsons Corporation

James F. McNulty (U.S. radio engineer), credited with creating world's first image to be digitally generated in real time and co-invention with Frederick G. Weighart of earliest crude form of Digital radiography

James J. McNulty, a C.E.O. of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange

James McNulty (Irish activist) Commandant of the Doe Battalion for the Irish Volunteers during the 1916 Easter Rising

James T. Nulty, a turn-of-the-19th-century U.S. inventor and Pennsylvania state legislator

Jennie McNulty (1866-1927) was a British stage actress and labor leader. An American expatriate living in London about the turn of the 19th century and originally one of the Gaiety Girls, McNulty later for decades played West End theatre feature roles. In 1895, she was elected head of London’s Theatrical Choristers Union.

Jim McNulty (hockey player)

Joe McNulty, an Irish footballer

Joel McNulty, an American hurdler

John McAnulty, police informant in Northern Ireland killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in 1989

John McNulty (journalist), an American writer and prominent figure in the development of Literary journalism, who was acclaimed in posthumous eulogy by James Thurber

John McNulty (football coach), a NFL football coach

John McNulty (artist)

John McNulty (Seanad candidate), controversial politician in Republic of Ireland

John F. McNulty, Jr., a college athletic coach

John J. McNulty, Jr. (1922–2009), a Sheriff of Albany County, New York and a Northern New York State political power broker during 7 decades

John K. McNulty, a legal scholar and educator

John L. McNulty, an American Roman Catholic prelate and the 13th president of Seton Hall University

Justin McNulty, a Gaelic footballer

Kathleen McNulty, a mathematician and pioneer computer scientist (original programmer of ENIAC)

Kathleen McNulty Rooney (1904–1982) was long matriarch of the Rooney family. She was the wife of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney and the mother of the former United States Ambassador to Ireland and current Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dan Rooney. She is the grandmother of the actresses Rooney Mara and Kate Mara and United States Congressman Thomas J. Rooney (R, FL).

Kevin Nalty, a comic and entrepreneur

Kevin McNulty (actor), a film and television actor

Kristen McNulty (b. 1983), a Canadian radio personality

Lawrence Frederick Nulty, an American modernist architect

Liam Mac an Ultaigh, a Chief Scout of the Fianna Éireann

Mal McNulty, a glam and heavy rock musician and vocalist

Marc McNulty, a Scottish footballer

Mario J. McNulty (b. 1978), a Grammy Award winning U.S. music producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer

Mark Nulty, an Irish cricketer

Mark McNulty, a professional golfer

Marguerite McNulty (fl. c. 1920), a Broadway theatre and silent film actress

Martin McNulty Crane, (D), the Lt. Governor of Texas (1893–1895) and the Texas Attorney General (1894–1898)

Matthew McNulty, an English film and television actor with numerous credits

Mary McNulty, a Miss Indiana (Miss America Pageant)

Mary McNulty (1895-1972), called to the Ontario Bar in 1918, McNulty was the first woman to practice law in Ottawa, Canada

Mike McNulty (boxing manager), an early-20th-century manager and trainer of several world boxing champions and Tommy Gibbons, who fought Gene Tunney and challenged Jack Dempsey in the 1923 World heavyweight boxing championship title bout Jack Dempsey vs. Tommy Gibbons.

Muiris mac Donnchadh Ulltach Ó Duinnshléibhe, one of two Father Muiris Ulltach Roman Catholic priests who with the Archbishop of Tuam attended Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill, anglicised as either Hugh Roe O'Donnell or Red Hugh O'Donnell, the O’Donnell, on his death bed in exile at Simancas Castle, Spain in 1602

Muiris mac Seaán Ulltach Ó Duinnshléibhe, one of two Father Muiris Ulltach Roman Catholic priests who with the Archbishop of Tuam attended Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill, anglicised as either Hugh Roe O'Donnell or Red Hugh O'Donnell, the O’Donnell, on his death bed in exile at Simancas Castle, Spain in 1602

Neil McNulty, a BBC Scotland soap opera actor, who plays Fraser Crozier in River City

Nick McAnulty, a Canadian motion picture director

Nicolas McNulty, Mexican Rapper Recording artist

Nicholas McAnulty (2002-), Australian child actor

Onara Ultach, mother of Mícheál Ó Cléirigh (c. 1590 – 1643), the principal author of the Annals of the Four Masters

Owen Ultach, medieval Irish physician, an "ollam leighis" of the O'Donnell dynasty

Pat McNulty, a U.S. major league baseball outfielder

Pat McNulty (footballer), an Australian rules footballer

Patrick J. McNulty, a United States bankruptcy court judge from 1968-1975

Patricia McNulty, a television actress

Paul McAnulty, a U.S. major league baseball player

Paul McNulty, a former U.S. Deputy Attorney General

Paul McNulty, an American piano maker, who is resident in Eastern Europe

Patrick Nulty, a former member of the Dáil (Parliament) of Ireland

Penny Singleton, a stage name of Marianna Dorothy Agnes Letitia McNulty, a radio personality and motion picture actress

Peter McNulty (film editor)

Peter McNulty (Gaelic Footballer)

Peter H. McNulty, a turn-of-the-19th century multi-term New York state legislator

Phil McNulty, a journalist, the chief sports writer at BBC Sport

Raymond J. McNulty, a Vermont Commissioner of Education

Robert W. McNulty (1897-1966), a dental educator, a Dean of the Loyola University School of Dentistry, a Dean of the USC Dental School and a president of the American Dental Education Association

Roy McNulty, a former Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)

Sallie Keller McNulty, former US defense analyst and president of the American Statistical Association

Síghle Nic an Ultaigh, the eighth president of the Camogie Association

Steve McNulty, an English footballer

Tim McNulty, an Irish motorsports rally driver, historic double winner of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship and Ireland's Dunlop National Rally

Thomas McNulty, an English footballer

Thomas Francis McNulty, the composer of the now iconic children's song The Old Grey Mare

Tony McNulty, a former multi-term English Labour Party M.P. and UK Minister of State

William McNulty (Relief organization founder), founder of Team Rubicon

William Charles McNulty, an American artist

William E. McAnulty, Jr., a Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court

William N. McNulty, a Roman Catholic priest and the hero of the 1880 Garret Mountain May Day riot

William Nulty is the principal or solo trumpet of the Philharmonia Zurich (Zurich Opera Orchestra), under the baton of Fabio Luisi.

William B. Nulty, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Fictional characters

Jimmy McNulty, a character on HBO drama The Wire

Elena McNulty (Jimmy's estranged wife), Sean James McNulty (Jimmy's and Elena's eldest son) and Michael Barnes McNulty (Jimmy's and Elena's youngest son) also appear as characters on The Wire.

Liam McNulty, a fictional character in BBC Scotland soap opera River City

Middenface McNulty, post apocalyptic science fiction character

McNulty Rugrats

There are 7 McNulty characters in the Emmy nominated animated TV series.

5 McNulty brother Rugrats (Timothy, Todd, Ty, Teddy and Terry)

The brothers' grandfather Conan

The brothers' mother Colleen

Lt. Ray McNulty and his son Van McNulty are characters in the U.S. TV series Smallville

Meet Mr. McNutley was a successful CBS television network series that ran 44 episodes from 1953 to 1955. The show's title and the last name of its main character were changed to "McNulty" in the second episode. The show was, later, again, retitled the Ray Milland Show. Milland played the show's main character Prof. Ray McNulty. The U.S. television actress Phyllis Avery played the professor's wife Peggy McNulty.

The eye patched rogue and heel Red McNulty "of Dublin, Ireland" and the outright villain Ivan Koloff "The Russian Bear" were ring personas of Canadian wrestler Oreal Perras (Oreal James Perras), a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion who fought 3,962 documented career bouts.

Stephen Graham (actor) played the character Peter McNulty in 2 episodes of the TV series Jump.

Thelma Ritter won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Ellen McNulty in the 1951 film the Mating Season.

Actress Gene Tierney played Maggie Carleton McNulty in the Mating Season (1951).

There is a McNulty character in both the movie Trancers and its sequel Trancers II. In both movies the McNulty character is portrayed by actor Art LaFleur.

Maggie Cline became famous in Vaudeville singing popular Irish songs, including How McNulty Carved His Duck.

There is a Moshi Monsters moshling character in the puppies set named McNulty.

Patrick McNulty, the main character in the Twilight Zone episode A Kind of a Stopwatch

Lt. Nulty, Los Angeles, California police detective, a featured character in Raymond Chandler’s second Philip Marlowe detective novel, Farewell, My Lovely, which was thrice produced as a movie under various titles (1942, 1944, and 1975) and was adapted for radio broadcast.

In 23 episodes of the NBC television drama E-Ring, Dennis Hopper played the character Colonel Eli McNulty, who in story is a combat decorated former POW and Vietnam War veteran and principal staff officer of a “Special Operations Division”.

20th and 21st century U.S. Representatives

Frank Joseph McNulty, the U.S. labor leader and President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (1903–1918), was in 1922 elected to the United State's Sixty-Eighth Congress as a Democrat from New Jersey.

James F. McNulty, Jr., who was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, was in 1982 elected to a term in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat from Tucson, Arizona.

Michael R. McNulty served 10 terms as a Democratic Party (United States) member of the U.S. House before his retirement from the U.S. Congress in 2009. Michael "Mike" McNulty is a member of the McNulty political dynasty of northern New York. The "dynasty" was founded by Mike's father John J. McNulty, Jr., a long term local Albany County, New York politician or, arguably, his father, John J. McNulty, Sheriff of Albany County, New York in the 1930s. The "dynasty" includes manifold other McNulty family members, who hold or have held local political office in New York's Albany and Niagara counties. Other McNulty holding prominent federal offices in the northern New York and the New Jersey area are David L. McNulty, the U.S. Marshall for the Northern District of New York, and Kevin McNulty (judge), a United States District Court Judge and the brother-in-law of New York's U.S. Senator Charles Schumer.

William McNulty Brodhead was a 4 term Democratic Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan.

Roman Catholic Bishops

Denis Nulty, the Irish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin

James A. McNulty, the American Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson from 1953 to 1963 and, later, upon transfer, American Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo from 1963 to 1972

John Francis McNulty, the English Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham from 1932 to 1943

Thomas Nulty, the Irish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath from 1866 to 1898

Ship's & other commanders

"Acta Non Verba" ("Deeds Not Words"), the motto of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, founded 1943

Richard R. McNulty of Glouster, Massachusetts (1899–1980), Vice Admiral USMS, Rear Admiral U.S. Navy, is the World War II veteran, who founded the United States Merchant Marine Academy, King's Point, NY, which is the latest of the United States Service academies. The Academy's McNulty campus is named for the Vice Admiral. As have its officer graduates, the Academy's midshipman or members of its cadet corps have served and sometimes died in every major U.S. military conflict from World War II and are privileged to carry a regimental battle standard.

James F. McNulty (Rear Admiral USMS) of Lawrence, Massachusetts (1929–2006) is the combat decorated naval surface warfare officer and naval educator, who served on destroyers during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He, later, commanded the guided missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG-37). Still, later, as a Captain (USN), McNulty was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Naval War College and, even, later, as a United States Maritime Service Rear Admiral was superintendent of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy.

William K. MacNulty of Antrim, Pennsylvania (1892–1964) is the US Marine Corps Brigadier General (United States) and recipient of the Navy Cross, who commanded the U.S. Marine Corp defense of Guam against overwhelming Japanese Imperial forces during the Battle of Guam (1941), the first World War IIJapanese land action against the United States. Brig. Gen. McNulty, thereafter, also, heroically suffered the atrocities of being taken a Japanese Prisoner of war for the duration of the Second World War.

Willard J. McNulty of Spokane, Washington (fl. c. 1945–1965), Captain (USN), commanded both the storied escort destroyer, the USS Tabberer (DE-418) (4 Battle stars for service in World War II) and the hydrographic survey and oceanographic research ship, the USS Maury (AGS-16), namesake of the famed astronomer and hydrographer Matthew Fontaine Maury.

Dr. F.J. McNulty was a commissioned officer of the Confederate States Navy, who served as Ship's doctor on the Confederate States privateer the CSS Shenandoah. He became a primary historical source for chroniclers of the ship's adventures.

John McNulty (steamboat captain) (fl. c. 1860), U.S. pioneer steamboat captain, an "old salt" who went to sea from his native Dublin, Ireland when just a young boy, by the time McNulty captained steamboats in the U.S. Northwest, he was a seaman of such extraordinary nautical skills that he transported passengers and cargo through the U.S. Columbia River's then treacherous the Cascades and The Dalles rapids on large steamboat "palaces" for over three decades during the heyday of Northwest U.S. steamboat river transport without a single accident. The Northwest U.S. community of McNulty, Oregon is named for the Captain.

Ships & their namesakes

The USS McNulty (DE-581) was a World War II escort destroyer named for Lt. (j.g.) John Thomas McNulty of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (born 23 April 1897), a 24-year naval veteran, who died in combat in World War II while serving on the USS Astoria (CA-34) during the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942. The U.S.S. McNulty was sponsored by his widow Helen K. McNulty, and, thereafter, received two battle stars for World War II service.

A Rudderow class destroyer escort, the USS McNulty was laid down on 17 November 1943. When launched on 8 January 1944, the USS McNulty (DE-581) had a length from stern through keel of 306 feet and a displacement of 1450 tons. Her beam was 36 feet and 10 inches, and she had a draft of 9 feet and 8 inches. She had 16 guns, 3 torpedo tubes, 8 depth charge throwers, 2 depth charge racks and 1 Hedgehog depth bomb thrower. Her compliment was 186 men. Her speed was 24 knots.

A completion photograph of the vessel in waters outside Boston Navy Yard on 5 April 1944 appears at section right.

Navy Cross recipients

For "Extraordinary heroism in combat not justifying the Medal of Honor" - the second highest medal of valor awarded to members of the U.S. Navy and its U.S. Marine Corps

World War I (U.S. 1917–1918) John McNulty (U.S. Marine Corps) of Revere, Massachusetts, Gunner, U.S. Marine Corps, 66th Company, 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, "Navy Cross is presented to John McNulty … for extraordinary heroism … in action between Blanc Mont and St. Etienne, France, October 4, 1918. Although he was severely wounded during an enemy counterattack, Gunner McNulty voluntarily remained on the firing line under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, operating a machine-gun, the crew of which had all been killed or wounded … until the enemy was repulsed and he was ordered to the rear by his commanding officer …" McNulty was also promoted from 1st Sgt. to Marine Gunner for this heroism at Blanc Mont. He was later in 1921 commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1940 at the rank of major, having served a total 40 years with the Corps.

2nd Nicaraguan Campaign (1927–1933) William K. MacNulty of Willsboro, Pennsylvania (born Antrim, Pennsylvania), Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, 57th Company, 2d Battalion, 11th Regiment, "Navy Cross is presented to William K. MacNulty for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commander of a patrol operating in the vicinity of Bromoderos, Nicaragua, on 27 February 1928. Captain MacNulty, while on a mission assigned by his Battalion Commander, upon receiving word that a platoon of the 57th Company had been ambushed by a numerically superior force, immediately upon his own initiative proceeded to the scene, made a night march over unknown, most difficult terrain, in a bandit-infested area. Upon arrival at the spot, Captain MacNulty disposed his patrol with such military ability and strategy as to successfully defeat and put to rout the bandit force, thereby saving the lives of the remaining few of the beleaguered patrol, which were at that time greatly outnumbered."

U.S. Navy recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross

For "Distinguishes himself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the Medal of Honor" - a second highest medal of valor that may be awarded U.S. Marines

1st Sgt. John McNulty (U.S. Marine Corps) (World War I), American Expeditionary Forces

U.S. Navy recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross

For "Heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in an actual flight"

Francis Joseph "Frank" McNulty (1939–2008) U.S. Marine Corps (Vietnam War), in his three tours in Vietnam also awarded Bronze Star Medal, Distinguished Service Medal and Purple Heart

John S. McNulty, Jr. U.S. Marine Corps (Korean War), for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in action against enemy forces, in Blakeney Heroes of the U.S. Marine Corps

Walter J. McNulty U.S. Navy (aviator) (1925-2010), WWII (Pacific theater)

U.S. Navy Silver Star recipients

For "gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States"

William K. MacNulty (USMC, World War I)

Sgt. John McNulty (U.S. Marine Corps) (World War I) was awarded two Silver Stars each for separate actions and each of these actions distinct from his 4 October 1918 valiantness between Blanc Mont and St. Etienne, France, for which as also noted in this article, this Sgt. John McNulty was awarded both the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross. 1."By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D. 1918), Gunner John McNulty (MCSN: 150063), United States Marine Corps, is cited by the Commanding General, SECOND DIVISION, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Gunner McNulty distinguished himself while serving with the 66th Company, Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces at Chateau-Thierry, France, 6 June to 10 July 1918." (FIRST Citation) 2."By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Gunner John McNulty (MCSN: 150063), United States Marine Corps, is cited by the Commanding General, SECOND Division, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Gunner McNulty distinguished himself while serving with the Sixth Machine-Gun Battalion, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces at Blanc Mont, France, 1–10 October 1918." (SECOND Citation)

Thomas Arne McNulty (1938-2005)

1st Sgt. Thomas J. McNulty, U.S. Marine Corps (World War I) was awarded the silver star, after during the Battle of Belleau Wood being "badly wounded while leading and encouraging men of his company, displaying courage of the highest order."

Maj. William McNulty U.S. Marine Corps (World War II) Citation: "The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major William McNulty (MCSN: 0-6303), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while attached to the Third Battalion, First Marines, FIRST Marine Division, in combat against enemy Japanese forces on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 27 and 28 December 1943. When the left assault company lost contact with the unit on its right, Major McNulty courageously worked his way alone through enemy territory despite hostile fire and succeeded in locating the endangered troops. Guiding them to a strategic position which closed the gap in our lines, he skillfully disposed his men along the battalion's left flank to provide protection against counterattack. The next day when the objective had been reached, he again visited the front lines and, exposing himself to enemy fire, aided the commanding officer in reorganizing the troops and protecting the battalion's left flank. By his timely assistance and outstanding tactical skill, Major McNulty contributed to the success of this hazardous operation, and his heroic conduct was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service"

Lt. Thomas G. Nulty (USMC) (Vietnam War) Citation: "The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant Thomas G. Nulty (MCSN: 0-104424), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action … he disregarded his own safety as he moved across the fire-swept terrain to the casualties and after a hasty examination, directed the corpsman to attend the most critically wounded men first. Seemingly oblivious to the enemy rounds impacting above him, First Lieutenant Nulty commenced treating the less serious casualties and while so engaged, was extensively wounded in his left arm. Although fully realizing the very real possibility of losing his arm without immediate medical attention, he nevertheless valiantly remained in his dangerously exposed position to encourage the casualties and to continue his lifesaving efforts to the best of his now limited ability. Determined to rout the enemy, he mustered the unwounded Marines near him and directed a grenade attack against the hostile positions which was so accurate and vigorous that the North Vietnamese Army soldiers were forced to retreat, thus enabling the other Marines to evacuate the casualties and providing his Company with the opportunity to trap the enemy in an encircling movement. While simultaneously directing the fire of his men and supervising the evacuation of the wounded men. First Lieutenant Nulty sustained a serious leg wound but, although unable to walk and suffering intense pain, steadfastly refused to leave his position on the battlefield until he had directed the medical evacuation of all the other casualties …" A career Marine, Nulty was confirmed to rank of Lt. Col. in 1983 by a unanimous vote of U.S. Senate.

U.S. Navy recipient of the U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Medal

U.S. Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal

James McNulty (USN) received the U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Medal. While McNulty was serving on the USS Thatcher (DD-162), he saved the life of fireman 2nd class Frank E. Honyotski (USN). While the Thatcher was moored at Berth 9, Mare Island Straits, California on July 5, 1921, seaman Honyotski was accidentally knocked overboard from her deck and could not swim against the strong flood tides surrounding the ship. McNulty unhesitatingly and at great personal risk leaped overboard and kept Honyotski afloat until both were rescued. For this feat, McNulty received the Silver Lifesaving Medal on February 17, 1922.

U.S. Navy pilots and field surgeons fallen in action

Ensign Frank Bacon McNulty, Jr. (USN) crashed into the South Pacific Ocean while piloting his TBM Avenger (1C) torpedo bomber on 10 August 1944, the last day of the Second Battle of Guam. The Ensign (rank) crashed into the same ocean (South Pacific Ocean) in the same year (1944) of the same war (WWII) and while flying the same make of plane (TBM Avenger) as did Lt. (j.g.) George H.W. Bush. George H.W. Bush however survived to become the 41st President of the United States. Frank Bacon McNulty, Jr. was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Bacon McNulty, Sr., 223 Cathedral Mansions, Ellsworth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a class of '43 Duke University alumnus.

Lt. J. J. McNulty (USN) was killed on take-off during World War II on 27 April 1944 while piloting his PV-1 Ventura antisubmarine patrol aircraft and lost in the Pacific off the Aleutian Islands with all hands. The crash was attributed to engine failure.

Eldon Halgene McAnulty, Pharmacists Mate (Hospital Corpsman), (USNR), died in line of duty during World War II on June 15, 1944 in the English Channel.

1st Lt. Milton Keith McNulty (USMCR) of Palmdale, California (1937-1968) was killed in action during the Vietnam War while piloting his Douglas F3D Skynight (-2) night fighter (the only Korean War era jet fighter to fly in Vietnam). He died after a nighttime mission flying electronic countermeasures to jam radar to suppress enemy surface-to-air missiles (SAM) fire. The 1st Lieutenant crashed into the sea off Da Nang, South Vietnam. He was killed along with CWO Vernard Jay Small. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, National Mall, Washington, D.C., Panel 02E, Row 046.

Corpsman William Francis McNulty (1946-1970), a U.S. Navy “Doc” transferred to Medical Field Service, U.S. Marine Corps, 5th Marine Regiment, 2nd Battalion, was killed by landmine in Quang Nam, Vietnam while treating battlefield wounded. He was the brother of U.S. Representative Michael R. McNulty. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, National Mall, Washington, D.C., Panel 08W, Row 098.

World War II field commanders

Lt. Col. William A. McNulty of Roanoke City, Virginia (1910–2005) was a battalion commander of General George S. Patton's 3rd Army command. Lt. Col. McNulty was commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion, 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division, which in face of withering defensive artillery, tank, antitank and machine gun fire and with McNulty heroically at its lead, forded in the dead of winter on 23 February 1945 the icy and swollen Saar River in southwest Germany at the then Siegfried Line to become the first Third Army (United States) troops to enter upon German soil, seizing the east bank German city of Serrig and establishing the vital bridgehead, which the balance of the Third Army used to sweep into the German Saarland, thereafter, taking the German cities of Trier, Coblenz, Bingen, Worms, Mainz. Kaiserslautern and Ludwigshafen, while killing or wounding 99,000 German troops and capturing another 140,112 of them, which represented virtually all of the remnants of the German First Army and the German Seventh Army.

World War I field commanders

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Herman L. McNulty, DSC, of Huntington, West Virginia at the head of his company and close upon a barrage led the advance of the company toward a point of offensive troop consolidation. Wounded in the leg by a machine-gun bullet, he refused to be evacuated. After having his wound simply bound up, he continued in advance of his company, his personal valor inspiring his men to achieve their objective of reaching the point of troop consolidation. Lieutenant McNulty continued to voluntarily remain on duty not only until the objective was achieved, but also consolidated. He subsequently died of his wound, likely, from femoral artery bleeding. For his "extraordinary heroism" in this action near Remonville, France on 1 November 1918, Lieutenant Herman L. McNulty of the 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (United States).

U.S. Civil War field commanders

James Madison McNulty (d. June 23, 1900), was a Union Army surgeon, who was successively appointed medical director of the Department of New Mexico, medical director of the Army of the Potomac’s II Corps (Union Army), and Surgeon General of the California National Guard and California State Surgeon. He was brevetted by 15 January 1866 Act of the U.S. Congress retroactive to 13 March 1865 to the rank of Colonel "for gallant and distinguished service as medical director of the Second Army Corps" along with fellow Union Army surgeon John McNulty, who was brevetted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

Brigadier General John McNulta, as a colonel, commanded the Union Army's 94th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the 1863 Battle of Brownsville. On 9 April 1865, he was brevetted to the rank title of brigadier general ‘for gallant and meritorious services in the field’, during the “siege and reduction of Spanish Fort, Alabama” (Battle of Spanish Fort, March 27-April 8, 1865). John McNulta was honorably mustered out of the Union Army on July 17, 1865. A Civil War era Illinois attorney, after the war, McNulta was elected to a term as a Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois. McNulta was defeated for reelection to the U.S. Congress by future U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson I, who was subsequently himself also defeated for reelection to Congress after a single term in office.

Lieutenant Colonel John McNulty (honorably mustered out of the Union Army in 1865, d. September 14, 1899), Brigade Surgeon of U.S. Volunteers, medical director of the Army of the Potomac’s XII Corps (Union Army), who commanded with distinction as medical director of 12th Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg, treating 1006 Union and 125 Confederate wounded from multiple divisions while removing all wounded from the field "within 6 hours after the battle ended" and performing "every capital operation … within twenty four hours after the injury was received." According to Jonathan Letterman, medical director of the Army of the Potomac, "Not withstanding (equipment and supply shortages), the wounded of the three days fighting were speedily removed from the field, and well attended … Dr. McNulty devoted himself assiduously and successfully to the wounded of his corps; many of whom have cause greatly to remember him." McNulty was severely injured in performance of his duties during the war but recovered. Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

Lieutenant John R. McNulty was the Maryland Line (CSA) war hero, who while at the Battle of Old Town (U.S. Civil War 1864 Valley Campaign) positioned perilously close to Union Army troops and under a hail of their musket fire, directed from the guns of his Baltimore Light Artillery command a single strategic shot, which saved Brig. Gen. (CSA) John McCausland's element of the Army of Northern Virginia from entrapment behind Union (American Civil War) lines on return route from raids into Maryland and Pennsylvania and their despicable sacking and burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in retaliation for the Union Army burning of the Virginia Military Institute and as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Lt. McNulty's shot has been called "one of the most brilliant achievements of the war." While always referenced in histories as "Lieutenant" or "the Lieutenant", McNulty was repeatedly promoted during the war and, actually, held the rank of major by the close of the Army of Northern Virginia's combat.

Lieutenant Owen McNulty rose through the enlisted ranks of the Union Army's Irish Brigade (U.S.) (known for their Irish language battle cry "fág an bealach" or "clear the way"). His command was known for its discipline in formation under fire. McNulty commanded his men at the Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg and until the Union (American Civil War)'s final engagement against the Army of Northern Virginia, the Battle of Appomattox Court House. He was father to also Irish Derry born U.S. labor leader, U.S. diplomat and U.S. Representative Frank Joseph McNulty.

Rob Roy MacGregor McNulty, S.T.D., D.C.L., LL.D. was a nationally prominent Episcopal priest and U.S. academician and a military chaplain. He served heroically with the Union Army during the American Civil War. The Reverend McNulty was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg in July, 1863 and nursed back to health at the Mower U.S.A. General Hospital at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Returned to the field for the Battle of the Wilderness, the Rev. Dr. McNulty’s entire Union Army brigade was captured by the Confederate States Army, and the Rev. McNulty was held as a prisoner of war from May to December, 1864 in the South’s notorious Andersonville prison, Andersonville, Georgia.

Mexican-American War field commanders

Lieutenant Francis J. McNulty was a graduate of the Louisville Medical Institute and a Mexican-American War hero, who served under Jefferson Davis with the 1st Regiment of Mississippi Rifles of the Mississippi Volunteers. The Lieutenant distinguished himself dying in action on 23 February 1847 leading the charge of a part of his regiment's Company C at the Battle of Buena Vista (22–23 February 1847), which was Zachary Taylor’s great victory over Antonio López de Santa Anna and the last battle of the War fought in northern Mexico. Name is inscribed on a Memorial Plaque at the Texas State Capitol.

Colonel Caleb J. McNulty (1816-1846) commanded during the Mexican-American War in the U.S. Army’s 1st Ohio Infantry. He died on route to battle in Mexico on the steamship S.S. Jamestown somewhere near Helena, Arkansas where he is buried. Originally of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Caleb Jefferson McNulty was an Ohio lawyer and Democratic Party operative, as a newspaper editor, distinguished political writer and orator, multiple term state legislator, U.S. Congressional candidate and, finally, a scandalous Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1843-1845. The Colonel left a wife Caroline Abbott née Converse, whom he had married in 1843 shortly before his death, and a 1 ½ year old son Rob Roy, who grew to become a nationally prominent Episcopal priest.

U.S. Army recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross

For "Distinguishes himself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the Medal of Honor" - the second highest medal for valor awarded to members of the U.S. Army

Pvt. Clarence J. McNulty (World War I), U.S. Army, Medical Detachment, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Date of Action: 7 October 1918, Citation: "The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clarence J. McNulty, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Gesnes, France, October 7, 1918. When his battalion was forced to retire under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, Private McNulty, accompanied by Private William A. Jacobson, went out in front of the battalion, administering first aid and bringing in the wounded who had been left lying in exposed positions. While they were carrying back a wounded soldier, Private Jacobson was wounded, whereupon Private McNulty alone carried the wounded man to the dressing station and then immediately returned to assist Private Jacobson."

Lt. Herman L. McNulty (World War I), American Expeditionary Forces, killed in action

1st Sgt. William B. McNulty (World War II), McNulty was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) for his extraordinary heroism, exemplary leadership and achievement in spearheading an attack against the Japanese early at the Battle of Bataan, which occurred in the Philippines from 22 December through 9 April 1941. During the U.S. forces' delaying action at the Layac Line, 1st Sgt. William McNulty led the point squad more than 100 yards in front of Capt. Thompson's L Company as it advanced against the Japanese into heavy fire. L Company succeeded in scattering and stalling the Japanese forces on the right, thereby, forcing them to continue their advance to the left into Bataan's formidable mountain spine where the 26th U.S. Calvalry awaited them on high ground, though the Japanese did eventually force this body's and the 31st Regiment's withdrawal. Sgt. McNulty sadly did not survive the war. He perished in Japanese captivity in the subsequent Bataan Death March or at Camp O'Donnell, (section "History"), the final stop on the Bataan Death March, where 21,600 Filipino and American held captive by the Japanese died with many beheaded in front of open graves.

U.S. Army recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross

For "Heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in an actual flight"

Capt. John Thomas McNulty of Savannah, Georgia (USAAF) (1916-2008) was a lead pilot with the Eighth Air Force during World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States), the Air Medal with 4 Oak leaf clusters and a Presidential Unit Citation. The “Mighty Eighth” bombed Leipzig (1944), devastating the German aircraft industry, it conducted the first daylight bombing raids over the German capitol of Berlin (1944), dropping over 4800 tons of high explosive on the city in just the first week of March 1944, the 8th bombed Northern France in prelude to Operation Overlord (D-Day), and after D-Day brought about the complete destruction of the German Luftwaffe and ruled the skies over Europe thereafter, bombing German targets at will and completely destroying the German oil industry. At its peak, the Eighth Air force comprised 200,000 personnel, 40 heavy bomber groups, fifteen fighter groups and four specialized support groups. It could send 2000 heavy four engine bombers and 1000 fighters on a single mission against multiple Axis powers targets. Half of the U.S. Army Air Force's casualties in World War II were suffered by Eighth Air Force (more than 47,000 casualties, with more than 26,000 dead).

Mark E. McNulty (USAAF) (1920-2007), WWII, B-26 pilot

1st Lt. William B. McNulty (USAAF), WWII, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Heavy Bomber Group, MIA February 11, 1945 (presumed dead)

U.S. Army Silver Star recipients

For "gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States"

Harold McAnulty (World War II)

Lt. Col. James M. McNulty, Jr. (U.S. Army Air Force) (World War II) Lt. Col. James Matthew McNulty, Jr. was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action. The reason for this award, resulted from orders of the Army Air Force's Iceland headquarters, is not certain. Luftwaffe reports, however, record that, then, First Lieutenant J. M. McNulty and his copilot Second Lieutenant Stenmgle of the U.S. 50th Fighter Squadron shot down a Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft in aerial combat over Keflavik, Iceland at 1406 hours on 24 April 1943.

PFC Lyle E. McNulty (World War II) Citation: "The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Lyle E. McNulty (ASN: 37558761), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 242d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division. On 9 January 1945, near Hatten, France, when wire communications between two battalions were disrupted, Private McNulty with other members of the crew repeatedly re-established communications by laying wire under intense enemy artillery and mortar fire."

Capt. Peter H. McNulty (United States Army Air Service) (World War I) Pilot, 88th Aero Squadron, American Expeditionary Forces, for distinguishing himself by gallantry in flight in action near Dun-Sur-Meuse, France 28 October 1918 while on photographic mission. Peter McNulty began piloting with the United States Army Air Services’ predecessor the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps (1914-1918). Other McNulty, serving with this inaugural U.S. air force, the Aviation Section of the United States Army Signal Corps, were Lieutenants James P. McNulty and Lloyd T. McNulty, transferred from the Medical Reserve Corps.

Robert W. McNulty (Korean War)

Warren E. McNulty (World War II)

CPL William McNulty (WWI), 10th Field Artillery Regiment

Lt. Col. (later Colonel) William Anderson McNulty (World War II) Citation: "The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) William A. McNulty (ASN: 0-18871), United States Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with Headquarters, 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division, in action in Germany, on 23 February 1945. Colonel McNulty, after making a personal reconnaissance of the crossing site, fearlessly led the assault elements of his command across the Saar River near Serrig, Germany. Inspiring his men by his gallant leadership, he pressed forward in the face of withering enemy fire and directed the capture of the town of Serrig and the establishment of a vital bridgehead. Colonel McNulty's utter disregard for his own safety and courageous, aggressive actions reflect great credit upon himself and the military service." The Colonel was also awarded the Legion of Merit.

Hubert E. Nulty (World War II), “for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy”

Recipients of the Soldier's Medal

For "Distinguishing oneself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy"

1st Lt. Charles See McNulty, Jr. (1914-1995), the brother of Col. William A. McNulty (1910-2005), for actions during World War II, also, Purple Heart

CWO Thomas M. McNulty (1957-2015), served as either an attack or medivac helicopter pilot in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan

Recipient of the Medal of Freedom

For "A meritorious act or service which has aided the United States in the prosecution of a war against an enemy or enemies"

Stanley C. McNulty (1910-1986), a 1934 graduate of the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, worked in Guam from 1937 to 1941 as a civilian dental surgeon with the US Civil Service Commission. He was taken prisoner by Imperial Japanese forces on December 10, 1945 during the U.S. defeat at the First Battle of Guam and interred for the remainder of WWII in Japan’s notorious Hyogo Ken Interment Camp, where he innovatively provided dental and medical care to the camp’s civilian and U.S. Armed Forces internees under unspeakably harsh conditions, filing secreted silver coins and draining mercury from thermometers to make amalgam for fillings. In 1948 in recognition of these humanitarian services, the U.S. Army (Secretary of War) awarded Dr. McNulty the Medal of Freedom. The medal was bestowed by U.S. Army General Mark W. Clark during Presidio of San Francisco Army Day Ceremonies.

In United States Air Force history

This section memorializes personnel of the United States Air Force (Estab. 1947). For personnel of the predecessor Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps (1914-1918), United States Army Air Service (1918-1926), United States Army Air Corps (1926-1941) or the United States Army Air Force (1941-1947), see Section "In U.S. Army history" above. Pioneer military aviators, the McNulty have served as pilots and flight surgeons with U.S. air forces since their inauguration as the Aviation Section of the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

Squadron commanders

Maj. Gerald M. McNulty (USAF) commanded the 61st Airlift Squadron (the Green Hornets) of the 314th Airlift Wing during the highly successful 20 October 1950 U.N. airborne invasion of Sukchon and Sunchon, North Korea. The 61st Airlift Squadron received the Distinguished Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy of the United States for its actions during the Korean War while under Maj. McNulty’s command. For award of the Distinguished Unit Citation, the collective degree of valor (combat heroism) against an armed enemy by the unit nominated must be the same as that which would warrant an individual award of the Air Force Cross. The 314th successfully accomplished the aerial invasion by having its pilots, including Maj. McNulty's Green Hornets, fly their unarmed Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar at extreme low altitude during the invasion for drop precision while exposing their craft to withering enemy ground fire. The 314th Airlift Wing dropped 2,800 paratroopers of the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment and 300 tons of war materials.

During the Korean War, U.N. forces, including U.S. armed forces, were pitted against North Korean and, later, also mainland Chinese communist forces. Prior to this airborne assault, the 1950 U.N. offensive in Korea had already resulted in the U.N. capture of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. 30 miles north of Pyongyang, however, there still sat the heavily fortified and armed enemy positions at Sukchon and Sunchon. The unexpected U.N. precision airborne assault of Sukchon and Sunchon set the cities’ North Korean defenders back on their heels and reeling toward the Chinese border, abandoning strongly fortified positions and leaving behind loaded weapons with ammunition stockpiles beside them. One day later, on 21 October 1950, UN forces out of Pyongyang were able to link with the paratroopers of the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team to consolidate the position. The 314th Airlift Wing continued to bring in supplies thereafter to fortify the U.N. position. 4,000 more troops and 600 more tons of jeeps, trucks, howitzers and other war materials were airlifted.

Maj. McNulty had earlier served as operations officer of the United States Army Air Force’s 668th Bomb Squadron, flying A-26 Invader bomber missions over the coasts of France and the Low Countries during World War II. Many of the highly experienced pilots of the 668th flew 60 or more bombing missions in the European theatre of World War II. The life expectancy of an Allied bomber crewman flying bomber missions over Europe during World War II was just 12 missions. McNulty arrived at the 668th at the rank of captain and already a seasoned aerial combatant.

USAF recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross

For "Heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in an actual flight"

Captain Richard “Dick” McNulty (Vietnam War), squadron leader, citation: “for heroism”

USAF Silver Star recipient

For "gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States"

Captain Richard “Dick” McNulty (Vietnam War), squadron leader

Missing in action

1st Lieutenant Richard L. McNulty (born 1929) was originally with the Rhode Island Air National Guard, but became a U.S. Air Force F-80 Pilot with the 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron at outbreak of the Korean War. While during the Korean War flying wing for his squadron leader and major, McNulty was credited with a confirmed kill of a technically superior Russian MiG-15 and awarded the Air Medal for a single act of heroism. During the entire Korean War, fewer than 6 MiG-15s were shot down by these even then archaic and outclassed World War II era design Lockheed F-80 Shooting Stars, the first jet fighters ever used operationally by the old United States Army Air Force. McNulty later received two oak leaf clusters for two subsequent awards of the Air Medal. The primary mission of fighter-bomber squadron is to fly ground troop support against communication and supply lines at low altitude, over often difficult terrain, often, also, in midst of heavy anti-aircraft fire and while laden with high explosives and napalm. 1st Lt. McNulty failed to return from a January, 1952 mission against Yangdok, North Korea. It is believed that he was shot down by Soviet MiG-15 ace Sergei Kramarenko. The Lieutenant left a daughter Karen, and a son, Patrick, who was born while the Lieutenant was serving in Korea and who the Lieutenant had never seen.

John William McNulty, Airman First Class, was a tail gunner on B-26 Invader bomber with the 729th Bombardment Squadron of the 452nd Bombardment Group during the Korean War. Airman McNulty was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. On night mission on 19 July 1951 contact was lost with his aircraft between Kunu-ri and Kangye, North Korea. McNulty was listed as missing in action and presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains have never been recovered. John William McNulty’s name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu, Hawaii Memorial.

US Armed Forces recipients of the Legion of Merit

For "Exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements"

1st Lt. Fred McNulty (U.S. Army Air Force). From January, 1944 to July, 1944 while an ordnance officer with B-24 heavy Bombardment Squadron, Italy of the Fifteenth Air Force and under combat conditions, 1st Lt. McNulty invented and built a new type of bomb loading truck which was “[s]o efficient … that it was subsequently adopted by the entire Fifteenth Air Force … (and) materially contributed to the (WWII) combat efficiency of the U.S. Air Force”.

Captain Gerald McNulty (US Navy intelligence) was awarded the decoration with valor device.

James F. McNulty (Rear Admiral USMS)

Col. Sir John Aloysius McNulty (United States Army Military Police Corps) OESSH. Colonel John A. McNulty (1899-1983) was the Provost Marshall of Metropolitan New York and the 6 most populace Northern New Jersey counties from 1942 to 1946 during World War II. New York City was then the raucous last embarkation point for American troops leaving for the European War Theater. The area of Col. McNulty's command was also a porous area with multiple military targets at risk from Axis powers sabotage. In the areas under McNulty's command, no acts of Axis sabotage succeeded during his tenure.

Ken McNulty (U.S. Army), Action and Intelligence Liaison Officer, earlier Intelligence Specialist 82nd Airborne Division, veteran Operation Desert Storm and Operation Gothic Serpent

Rear Adm. Richard R. McNulty (USN)

Col. Timothy K. McNulty (US Army)

Col. William A. McNulty (U.S. Army)

Lt. Col. William B. McNulty (U.S. Army), Vietnam War

Willard McNulty (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group), Vietnam War

TSgt Thomas W. Nulty was awarded the Legion of Merit in World War II sometime during 1942-1944 for unknown achievement. The LOM was then awarded for a fairly wide range of both combat and non combat achievements.

Buried at Arlington National Cemetery

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Frederick Lynn McNulty (1939-2012)

U.S. Navy Captain James F. McNulty (Rear Admiral USMS), Legion of Merit

U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel John F. McNulty, Jr., Bronze Star Medal

U.S. Army Special Forces (Ranger badge) Master Sergeant Michael L. McNulty (1968–2005), who was awarded more than 20 U.S. Army medals including 3 Bronze Star Medals (1 with Valor device); and a Purple Heart Medal and who died in combat felled by small arms fire during Operation Iraqi Freedom

US Army CWO Thomas M. McNulty (1957-2015), at various times an Apache attack and Blackhawk medivac helicopter pilot, served in Bosnia and completed 3 combat tours, including Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Desert Storm, Afghanistan War (2001-present), Soldier's Medal

U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Richard R. McNulty, Legion of Merit

U.S. Army Lt. Col. William B. McNulty (1935-2007), Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, and Air Medal

In U.S. military intelligence service & U.S. intelligence and classified operations

Lt. Col. David “Dave” McNulty (USANG) commanded both the 101st Intelligence Squadron formerly the 101st Fighter Squadron and the 102nd Intelligence Squadron of the 102nd Intelligence Wing USANG out of Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, before being promoted to the rank of Colonel and Vice Commander of the 102nd Intelligence Group and then Commander of the 102nd Intelligence Group. Until recently, the 101st squadron flew intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission off the East Coast of the United States. From its inception as the 101st Observation Squadron in 1921 and through 2008, the squadron was the mainstay of U.S. aerospace defense on its East Coast. The F-15 fighters of the 101st regularly intercepted Soviet TU-95 Bear bombers over Eastern Atlantic waters. The squadron was also deployed overseas during World War I, World War II and the Berlin Crisis. Under McNulty’s command, the 101st was the first U.S. air squadron to scramble fighter jets toward New York City during the attacks on 9-11. The 101st is today a dedicated intelligence squadron of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Lt. Col. F. Lynn McNulty (USAR) (1939-2012), a Central Intelligence Agency operative, U.C. Berkeley graduate and computer information technologist, was the first Director of U.S. State Department Information Systems Security.

Captain Gerald McNulty (USN) was assistant chief of staff for intelligence, Commander, Naval Forces, Vietnam, later, was Commanding Officer for the European Continent for the Naval Investigative Service, and participated in the establishment of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Col. John J. McNulty, III, was the Chief of the U.S. Army's U.S. House Liaison Division, The Pentagon, during the Gulf War and the Somali Civil War.

Special Agent Joseph McNulty with the Diplomatic Security Service (then the Chief Special Agent’s Office, also known as, the Bureau of Secret Intelligence, U-1, and the Office of Security, SY) on July 31, 1969 in Tokyo, Japan subdued a knife wielding would be assassin within just 5 foot of his target, U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers, saving the Secretary’s life. McNulty regularly served with the Secretary’s personal security detail.

Kathleen McNulty, was a mathematician, pioneer computer scientist and one of the first team of programmers of ENIAC. The vacuum tube Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer or ENIAC, the first electronic computer, was developed during World War II at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Engineering as a classified project code named "Project PX" for purpose of calculating artillery firing tables for the United States Army Ballistics Research Laboratory, but, was instead first put to use for also classified calculations for the hydrogen bomb.

1st Lt. Peter H. McNulty, Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, reported for active duty in 1917 to the chief, military intelligence section, War College Division, U.S. Army General Staff. McNulty later flew high speed Scout (aircraft) on aerial reconnaissance missions over France to gather imagery intelligence for the Allies of WWI. As a Captain, he was awarded a silver star for actions over Dun-sur-Meuse.

Capt. Willard J. McNulty (U.S. Navy) commanded the hydrographic survey ship the USS Maury (AGS-16) in Southeast Asian waters from July, 1961 – August, 1962. Under McNulty's command, the Maury gathered environmental intelligence on the Gulf of Siam, Strait of Malacca, and Andaman Sea in prelude to U.S. troop and war ship involvement in Vietnam. The USS Maury saw significant action in the Vietnamese War from 1966 to 1969, particularly in the Mekong Delta, receiving six battle stars for her service. The Maury's sound boats were deployed, and she served U.S. Vietnam combat operations urgent needs for environmental intelligence for riverine warfare and amphibious operations. The Office of Naval Intelligence or ONI (est. 1882) is the oldest member of the United States Intelligence Community, the U.S. Navy early realizing that environmental intelligence could be vital to the success of naval combat operations.

Willard McNulty (United States Army Special Forces) served with the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), a highly classified, multi-service United States special operations unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations prior to and during the Vietnam War. At right, North Vietnamese troops photographed on the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos by a hidden SOG recon team.

On CIA Memorial Wall

"In Honor of those Members of the Central Intelligence Agency Who Gave Their Lives in the Service of Their Country"

103 stars representing Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents who died in service of their country are carved into the Memorial's white Vermont marble on the north wall of the original CIA headquarters building. One of these stars honors CIA case officer or senior operative Wayne J. McNulty of the CIA's paramilitary Special Activities Division, National Clandestine Service (responsible for covert operations). In 1968, during the "Secret War" in Laos, Hmong forces discovered a cache of North Vietnamese Army (NVA) weapons during cleanup operations. W.J. McNulty was killed by NVA ground fire while flying with Air America (airline) helicopters to seize and retrieve the weapons. McNulty was the first C.I.A. operative to be killed in Laos.

A World War II veteran Wayne J. McNulty (1921-1968) was recruited to the CIA in early 1968 from U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets Airborne), where he had served for much of his 28 years in the U.S. Army. He retired from the service at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before commencing work with the CIA and dying in the Agency's service less than a year later. For years the non-official cover for McNulty’s death was that he accidentally died while a private citizen working as a contract adviser to the Thailand National Police.

World War II and post World War II Heroes of British and Commonwealth forces

SGT. Alan Barry McNulty, DCM Australian Army, Vietnam War, Distinguished Conduct Medal, 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, "for outstanding conduct and personal courage"

Citation:

"On the 11th May, 1969 a platoon of A Company was pinned down in a heavy contact against an enemy battalion headquarters position. The platoon commander was seriously wounded ten yards in front of the enemy position and could not be extracted despite several frontal attacks. Sergeant McNulty, leading eleven men, made repeated attempts over a period of five hours to outflank the enemy and assault from the rear. Each attempt was met by heavy and accurate rocket, claymore, and machine gun fire. Despite the risk of almost certain death or wounding, Sergeant McNulty could not be deterred in his efforts to rescue the platoon commander. He finally succeeded in getting himself and a soldier with a flame thrower into a position from which effective fire could be delivered into the enemy long enough to achieve the recovery of the officer."In July, 1969, Sergeant McNulty was an adviser with a company of the Army of The Republic of Vietnam. The company came under sudden and heavy attack from an enemy company. The violence of the initial enemy rocket and machine gun fire caused seven casualties and created confusion amongst the friendly troops. Without regard for his own safety Sergeant McNulty advised and assisted the company commander in the organisation of his defences and the collection and evacuation of the wounded. As the enemy attack intensified Sergeant McNulty called for and calmly directed for several hours helicopter gunships and artillery, forcing the enemy to withdraw. His personal courage and professional advice was responsible for saving the South Vietnamese troops from further severe casualties and the possibility of being overrun by the enemy assault."In August, 1969, Sergeant McNulty's platoon was engaged in two separate major contacts with superior size enemy forces entrenched in bunkers. On both occasions Sergeant McNulty inspired all ranks with his aggressiveness and courage which by now had become expected of him in all contacts with the enemy. On 21 August 1969 while attacking an enemy battalion position, over fifteen members of his platoon including Sergeant McNulty were wounded. Sergeant McNulty covered the withdrawal of other members of his platoon, assisted in their evacuation and was finally wounded a second time during his own evacuation."Sergeant McNulty's outstanding conduct and personal courage has been inspirational to all members of his battalion and to South Vietnamese allies. His exemplary actions reflect great credit on himself, The Royal Australian Regiment and the Australian Army."

Then brevet SGT., CPL. Edward John McNulty, MM Australian Army, Korean War, Military Medal, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, "for act of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire"

Citation: "On the night of 10/11 December 1952, Sergeant McNulty commanded the reserve section and the assault pioneer group of the force which assaulted enemy positions on 'Flora' (CT 161208). As the force approached the objective it came under heavy enemy small arms and grenade fire. It quickly became apparent that the enemy holding the position was in far greater strength than anticipated. Sergeant McNulty's force was immediately committed in a mopping-up role. With his small party he searched for and located many enemy shelters and bunkers, inflicting casualties and serious material damage on the enemy. It was due to his energetic and courageous action during this period that many enemy posts, which had been bypassed in the initial assault, were destroyed, thus keeping friendly casualties to a minimum. As his force cleared the objective, an enemy machine-gun opened up, wounding one man. Sergeant McNulty helped to move the wounded man to safety but, in doing so, was struck by a bullet, which was fortunately deflected by his armored jacket. With complete disregard for his own safety and despite being shaken by his near miss, he personally assaulted the position with grenades and killed the crew. He then began the collection of wounded in the area, moving freely through the enemy defensive fire that was now beginning to fall. When the order for the withdrawal was given, Sergeant McNulty checked his troops through and waited until all had cleared the position before he himself withdrew from the area. Through his personal courage and disregard for his own safety he significantly contributed to maintaining the momentum of the assault. He set a splendid example to his men and infused them with a determination which contributed largely to the success of the operation."

Air Crew Wireless Officer Gordon Patrick McNulty, DFC (1920–2011) Royal Canadian Air Force, World War II, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), "for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy"

Flight Lt. Patrick Joseph McNulty, DFC (1922-1945) Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), KIA, WWII, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), for gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations, citation: "completed numerous operations against the enemy in the course of which he has invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty"

Died valorously in action

In Volume III of Ab Jansen Wespennest Leeuwarden at page 167, SGT. Peter McNulty (then aged 21 years) Royal Air Force, World War II, bomber tail gunner who died on board a British Allied Forces Short Stirling MK1 heavy bomber in air over the Dutch coast on 4 May 1943 during his 6th aerial mission. He is buried on the Continent in a marked grave at Midwolda, Groningen (province).

Fg Off (Flight Officer = Lieutenant) Thomas Norman McNulty (WWII), Royal Canadian Air Force, killed in action on 10 October 1944

These airmen repeatedly went to the sky in defense of their country, family and other loved ones knowing that the life expectancy of an Allied bomber crewman flying in the European Theater during World War II was 12 missions and for a tail gunner like Peter McNulty much, much shorter.

Places & their namesakes

There exists a McNulty Building, which was built in 1898 and which originally housed the McNulty Grocery and Dry Goods Company, in the Gay Street (Knoxville) Commercial Historic District.

McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts at Duquesne University is named for the Reverend Lieutenant Colonel Henry J. McAnulty, the University's 9th President.

McNulty Gulch is a feature of granite porphyry near Leadville, Colorado in the U.S. Ten Mile Mining District. McNulty Gulch is an integral part of the western United States' and Colorado's gold rush history, being the 1861 site of one of the earliest of the gold finds in Colorado that precipitated the Colorado Gold Rush. The McNulty surname also figures prominently elsewhere in the U.S. West during its gold rush era. Pioneer William McNulty was an 1849 California Gold Rush immigrant from Mansfield, Ohio. In 1852, McNulty was elected a member of the first Sacramento County, California Board of Supervisors. A merchant by trade and alternately fluctuating between boom wealth and affluence and bust poverty, McNulty died by his own hand.

McNulty Campus at the United States Merchant Marine Academy lies on that United States Service academies academy grounds at King's Point, NY near the grounds' Northern border. It is named for Vice Admiral Richard R. McNulty, the Academy's "father" and its third superintendent.

McNulty Hall, a residence hall at Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island is named for Lieutenant Colonel John F. McNulty, Jr., who was the University's Dean of Students for near 3 decades and its Athletic Director.

McNulty Hall, which is Seton Hall University's Technology and Research Center is named for Monsignor John L. McNulty, the University's 13th President.

McNulty Lake is a lake in Lee County, Arkansas, US.

The community of McNulty, Oregon is named for Oregon pioneer John McNulty (steamboat captain), as are the Warren, Oregon headquartered McNulty Water Association, which serves some 700 families in Columbia County, Oregon west of St. Helens, Oregon and McNulty Way in St. Helens, Oregon.

McNulty Reservoir Dam in Eagle County, Colorado, named for Colorado's McNulty family cattle ranchers, who settled in Eagle County, Colorado, in the 1880s, eventually, operating a 2500-acre cattle ranch there near Leadville, Colorado

McNulty Reservoir (Malheur County, Oregon), named for the Northwest US pioneer John McNulty (steamboat captain)

Downtown McNulty Station in St. Petersburg, Florida is named for John T. McNulty, who became Chief of the St. Petersburg Fire Department in the year 1913. During McNulty's 23-year tenure as St. Petersburg Fire Chief, the then Evening Independent newspaper called him "The most dedicated ‘smoke eater' of them all." and "One of the ablest firefighters in the South." Born in Mineral Point, Missouri in 1881, McNulty began his firefighting career at 13 years old in Meridian, Mississippi by holding City firemen's horses at blazes. By age 16, he was the Chief of the Meridian, Mississippi Fire Department and commanding men decades his elders.

Upper McNulty Reservoir in Oregon, US, namesake of Columbia River pioneer John McNulty (steamboat captain)

McNulty rhyolite

Found in a single location on the earth's surface, that is McNulty Gulch near Leadville Colorado, McNulty rhyolite is a comparatively rare gem rock quality variety of rhyolite rock. McNulty rhyolite appears in the official U.S. Department of Interior, United States Geological Survey Lexicon of Geological Names of the United States.