Dennis M. McCarthy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dennis M. McCarthy

retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs from June 2009 - April 2011

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1945

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Profession: lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Dennis M.
McCarthy (born February 1, 1945) is a retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General and served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs from June 2009 - April 2011.
McCarthy was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from the University of Dayton and the Capital University Law School. He began his military service in combat in Vietnam, and remained on active duty until 1978.
He continued to serve as an infantry officer in the “traditional reserve,” and was recalled to active duty on several occasions.
He also served on the Secretary of Defense’s Reserve Forces Policy Board.
In 1997, he became the first Reserve General Officer to command an active duty Marine Division.
From 1984 through 2005, he commanded eight different Marine Corps and Joint organizations, including overall command of the Marine Corps Reserve as it undertook its largest mobilization in history.