James Jett McCormick, 76 lawyer was son of admiral
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Wednesday, November 29, 2000
When James Jett McCormick landed on the Pacific island of Okinawa in June 1945, it was practically a family reunion, dictated by the demands of World War II.
The young platoon leader's father, Lynde, was an admiral in Okinawa in charge of three battleships. An older brother, also named Lynde, was a gunnery officer aboard the destroyer Bagley, guarding a group of jeep carriers.
Vision problems prevented James Jett McCormick from attending the U.S. Naval Academy and following his brother and father in a naval career. But he was accepted by the Marine Corps and commissioned as a second lieutenant.
On his second day on Okinawa, a bullet fired by a Japanese sniper shattered his thigh. His injuries required a year of rehabilitation at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego.
Mr. McCormick would go on to pursue a career in law.
He died of cancer Friday at Pomerado Hospital in Poway. He was 76.
Despite walking with a pronounced limp because of his wartime wound, Mr. McCormick played golf for years at Bernardo Heights Country Club, next to his Rancho Bernardo home.
Mr. McCormick, born in Coronado, attended several schools as a youth as his father's duty stations varied. He graduated from Harvard Preparatory School in Los Angeles and completed studies for his bachelor's degree at Princeton University in three years.
In early 1945, Mr. McCormick underwent Marine Corps officer training at Parris Island, S.C. His first overseas assignment was as a platoon leader in Okinawa.
Just before he was shot, Mr. McCormick pulled a wounded comrade to safety from a trench, Lynde McCormick said.
"My brother was hit twice -- once in his belt, which saved his life, and again with a bullet that went through his thigh bone."
After his hospitalization, Mr. McCormick was assigned as an aide to a general in Hawaii. He left active duty after two years.
He earned his law degree at the University of Virginia.
Beginning his law career in Washington, D.C., he served 12 years with the Navy General Counsel Office. He left government service to become vice president in charge of contracts for the Pomona Division of General Dynamics, where we worked for 10 years. His final position was with the General Services Administration in Washington, D.C.
Like his father, after whom a San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer was named, Mr. McCormick enjoyed golf and bridge. His specialty, though, was poker.
"He played with such skill that most of his law-school expenses were covered by his feared 'I'll stand pat,' " his brother said.
Mr. McCormick's oldest brother, Monty, was killed in Perth, Australia, in 1945 en route to assuming a submarine command in the Navy. He was 25.
Mr. McCormick's survivors include his wife of 43 years, Patricia; daughters, Susan McCormick Davis of Valencia and Patricia McCormick and Jeanne Ridgeway, both of Rancho Bernardo; a son, James Jett McCormick III of Mission Viejo; a brother, Lynde of La Jolla; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Poway, followed by a reception at Bernardo Heights Country Club. Donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Wednesday, November 29, 2000
When James Jett McCormick landed on the Pacific island of Okinawa in June 1945, it was practically a family reunion, dictated by the demands of World War II.
The young platoon leader's father, Lynde, was an admiral in Okinawa in charge of three battleships. An older brother, also named Lynde, was a gunnery officer aboard the destroyer Bagley, guarding a group of jeep carriers.
Vision problems prevented James Jett McCormick from attending the U.S. Naval Academy and following his brother and father in a naval career. But he was accepted by the Marine Corps and commissioned as a second lieutenant.
On his second day on Okinawa, a bullet fired by a Japanese sniper shattered his thigh. His injuries required a year of rehabilitation at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego.
Mr. McCormick would go on to pursue a career in law.
He died of cancer Friday at Pomerado Hospital in Poway. He was 76.
Despite walking with a pronounced limp because of his wartime wound, Mr. McCormick played golf for years at Bernardo Heights Country Club, next to his Rancho Bernardo home.
Mr. McCormick, born in Coronado, attended several schools as a youth as his father's duty stations varied. He graduated from Harvard Preparatory School in Los Angeles and completed studies for his bachelor's degree at Princeton University in three years.
In early 1945, Mr. McCormick underwent Marine Corps officer training at Parris Island, S.C. His first overseas assignment was as a platoon leader in Okinawa.
Just before he was shot, Mr. McCormick pulled a wounded comrade to safety from a trench, Lynde McCormick said.
"My brother was hit twice -- once in his belt, which saved his life, and again with a bullet that went through his thigh bone."
After his hospitalization, Mr. McCormick was assigned as an aide to a general in Hawaii. He left active duty after two years.
He earned his law degree at the University of Virginia.
Beginning his law career in Washington, D.C., he served 12 years with the Navy General Counsel Office. He left government service to become vice president in charge of contracts for the Pomona Division of General Dynamics, where we worked for 10 years. His final position was with the General Services Administration in Washington, D.C.
Like his father, after whom a San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer was named, Mr. McCormick enjoyed golf and bridge. His specialty, though, was poker.
"He played with such skill that most of his law-school expenses were covered by his feared 'I'll stand pat,' " his brother said.
Mr. McCormick's oldest brother, Monty, was killed in Perth, Australia, in 1945 en route to assuming a submarine command in the Navy. He was 25.
Mr. McCormick's survivors include his wife of 43 years, Patricia; daughters, Susan McCormick Davis of Valencia and Patricia McCormick and Jeanne Ridgeway, both of Rancho Bernardo; a son, James Jett McCormick III of Mission Viejo; a brother, Lynde of La Jolla; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Poway, followed by a reception at Bernardo Heights Country Club. Donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
James Jett McCormick, 76 lawyer was son of admiral
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Wednesday, November 29, 2000
When James Jett McCormick landed on the Pacific island of Okinawa in June 1945, it was practically a family reunion, dictated by the demands of World War II.
The young platoon leader's father, Lynde, was an admiral in Okinawa in charge of three battleships. An older brother, also named Lynde, was a gunnery officer aboard the destroyer Bagley, guarding a group of jeep carriers.
Vision problems prevented James Jett McCormick from attending the U.S. Naval Academy and following his brother and father in a naval career. But he was accepted by the Marine Corps and commissioned as a second lieutenant.
On his second day on Okinawa, a bullet fired by a Japanese sniper shattered his thigh. His injuries required a year of rehabilitation at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego.
Mr. McCormick would go on to pursue a career in law.
He died of cancer Friday at Pomerado Hospital in Poway. He was 76.
Despite walking with a pronounced limp because of his wartime wound, Mr. McCormick played golf for years at Bernardo Heights Country Club, next to his Rancho Bernardo home.
Mr. McCormick, born in Coronado, attended several schools as a youth as his father's duty stations varied. He graduated from Harvard Preparatory School in Los Angeles and completed studies for his bachelor's degree at Princeton University in three years.
In early 1945, Mr. McCormick underwent Marine Corps officer training at Parris Island, S.C. His first overseas assignment was as a platoon leader in Okinawa.
Just before he was shot, Mr. McCormick pulled a wounded comrade to safety from a trench, Lynde McCormick said.
"My brother was hit twice -- once in his belt, which saved his life, and again with a bullet that went through his thigh bone."
After his hospitalization, Mr. McCormick was assigned as an aide to a general in Hawaii. He left active duty after two years.
He earned his law degree at the University of Virginia.
Beginning his law career in Washington, D.C., he served 12 years with the Navy General Counsel Office. He left government service to become vice president in charge of contracts for the Pomona Division of General Dynamics, where we worked for 10 years. His final position was with the General Services Administration in Washington, D.C.
Like his father, after whom a San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer was named, Mr. McCormick enjoyed golf and bridge. His specialty, though, was poker.
"He played with such skill that most of his law-school expenses were covered by his feared 'I'll stand pat,' " his brother said.
Mr. McCormick's oldest brother, Monty, was killed in Perth, Australia, in 1945 en route to assuming a submarine command in the Navy. He was 25.
Mr. McCormick's survivors include his wife of 43 years, Patricia; daughters, Susan McCormick Davis of Valencia and Patricia McCormick and Jeanne Ridgeway, both of Rancho Bernardo; a son, James Jett McCormick III of Mission Viejo; a brother, Lynde of La Jolla; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Poway, followed by a reception at Bernardo Heights Country Club. Donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Wednesday, November 29, 2000
When James Jett McCormick landed on the Pacific island of Okinawa in June 1945, it was practically a family reunion, dictated by the demands of World War II.
The young platoon leader's father, Lynde, was an admiral in Okinawa in charge of three battleships. An older brother, also named Lynde, was a gunnery officer aboard the destroyer Bagley, guarding a group of jeep carriers.
Vision problems prevented James Jett McCormick from attending the U.S. Naval Academy and following his brother and father in a naval career. But he was accepted by the Marine Corps and commissioned as a second lieutenant.
On his second day on Okinawa, a bullet fired by a Japanese sniper shattered his thigh. His injuries required a year of rehabilitation at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego.
Mr. McCormick would go on to pursue a career in law.
He died of cancer Friday at Pomerado Hospital in Poway. He was 76.
Despite walking with a pronounced limp because of his wartime wound, Mr. McCormick played golf for years at Bernardo Heights Country Club, next to his Rancho Bernardo home.
Mr. McCormick, born in Coronado, attended several schools as a youth as his father's duty stations varied. He graduated from Harvard Preparatory School in Los Angeles and completed studies for his bachelor's degree at Princeton University in three years.
In early 1945, Mr. McCormick underwent Marine Corps officer training at Parris Island, S.C. His first overseas assignment was as a platoon leader in Okinawa.
Just before he was shot, Mr. McCormick pulled a wounded comrade to safety from a trench, Lynde McCormick said.
"My brother was hit twice -- once in his belt, which saved his life, and again with a bullet that went through his thigh bone."
After his hospitalization, Mr. McCormick was assigned as an aide to a general in Hawaii. He left active duty after two years.
He earned his law degree at the University of Virginia.
Beginning his law career in Washington, D.C., he served 12 years with the Navy General Counsel Office. He left government service to become vice president in charge of contracts for the Pomona Division of General Dynamics, where we worked for 10 years. His final position was with the General Services Administration in Washington, D.C.
Like his father, after whom a San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer was named, Mr. McCormick enjoyed golf and bridge. His specialty, though, was poker.
"He played with such skill that most of his law-school expenses were covered by his feared 'I'll stand pat,' " his brother said.
Mr. McCormick's oldest brother, Monty, was killed in Perth, Australia, in 1945 en route to assuming a submarine command in the Navy. He was 25.
Mr. McCormick's survivors include his wife of 43 years, Patricia; daughters, Susan McCormick Davis of Valencia and Patricia McCormick and Jeanne Ridgeway, both of Rancho Bernardo; a son, James Jett McCormick III of Mission Viejo; a brother, Lynde of La Jolla; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Poway, followed by a reception at Bernardo Heights Country Club. Donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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