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Gerry McMahon
Interviewed for MAOHP - 21/12/2016
Reference Code: IE_MA_MAC_006_MAOHP_004_J
Location(s): Cathal Brugha Barracks
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In 1967, Lieutenant General McMahon recalls was Platoon Commander with the 37th Infantry Battalion in the Congo. In this piece of audio from December 2016, Lieutenant General McMahon reflects on the impact the Congo campaign had back in the early 1960s.

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