John Jude Mcgrath

John Jude McGrath of Leavenworth, KS, formerly of Weymouth, died suddenly on March 30, 2016 at the age of 59.

A retired Army Reserve officer, Mr. McGrath served in infantry, field artillery and logistics units, both on active duty and as a reservist. Before coming to work at the Combat Studies Institute in Leavenworth, KS for the last 13 years, he worked for 4 years at the US Army Center of Military History in Washington, DC, as a historian and archivist. Before that, Mr. McGrath worked full-time for the United States Army Reserve in Massachusetts for more than15 years, both as an active duty reservist and as a civilian military technician. He also served as a mobilized reservist in 1991 in Saudi Arabia with the 22d Support Command during Operation DESERT STORM as the Command Historian and in 1992 at the US Army Center of Military History as a researcher/writer. Mr. McGrath is a graduate of Boston College and holds an MA in history from the University of Massachusetts at Boston. He is the author of numerous articles and military history publications. In 1994, the Army Material Command published his book Theater Logistics in the Gulf War. The US Army Combined Arms Center Combat Studies Institute Press has published several books written by Mr. McGrath. Aside from a general interest in things military and historical, his area of particular interest include modern military operations, the German Army in World War II, August 1914, and the Union Army in the Civil War. He had a keen interest in ancient history, historical linguistics, the City of Boston, and baseball, especially the Red Sox. He was also working towards his PhD at Kansas State University.

He was the loving father of Andrew P. McGrath and wife Evangeliah of Maynard, William J. McGrath and Barbara A. McGrath, both of Brockton. Former husband of Marian Hoar McGrath of Brockton. Loving brother of  Marianne Ruggiero of Pembroke, Susan O’Brien of Rockland, and Barbara Aleo of Weymouth. Devoted grandpa of Dominic. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours on Tuesday 5-8 PM in the McDonald Keohane Funeral Home SOUTH WEYMOUTH at 809 Main Street (Rte 18 opp. So. Shore Hospital). Relatives and friends will gather in the funeral home at 8:45 AM on Wednesday prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church, Weymouth at 9:30 AM. Burial in MA National Cemetery, Bourne at 12:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of John may be made to the American Heart Assoc., 300 5th Ave., Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451 or the National Stroke Assoc., 9707 East Easter Lane, Suite B, Centennial, CO 80112.