Jerry McConnell

Gerald A. "Jerry" McConnell, 92, of Hampton, died Sunday, February 19, 2017, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, Mass., surrounded by his loved ones. He was born May 27, 1924 in Altoona, Pa., the fifth son of the late John E. and Grace (Fletcher) McConnell.

Jerry served ten years with the US Marine Corps and participated in the landing against Japanese Army on Guadalcanal and another ten years with the US Air Force. After moving to Hampton in 1957 he started his community activities serving in many capacities.

He shared 72 years of marriage with his wife Betty P. (Hamilton) McConnell. In addition to his wife, family members include nieces and nephews.

McConnell's e-book about Guadalcanal, "Our Survival was Open to the Gravest Doubts"

Most Recent Articles by Jerry McConnell:

Katie Couric As Usual Confuses Politics With Reality September 11, 2010
Cutie, perky, jerky Katie Couric blew it again
Wanted: One Honest and Fearless Judge September 5, 2010
Constitution, Law, Eligibility of Barack H. Obama
United States Declares War on Arizona, Literally September 3, 2010
Placing the legitimate citizens of Arizona and the United States in serious jeopardy
Racial Equality Can Be Reached if Everybody Works At It August 28, 2010
The new "hate speech" law that our racist liberal Democrats rammed through Congress and our racist liberal president signed
Erection of a Muslim Mosque at Ground Zero is an Insult to All Americans August 22, 2010
My View: Barack Hussein Obama is the biggest enemy we have in this country
If We Give In and Allow the NY Mosque Then We Are the Loonies August 12, 2010
Clarify if the mosque's proponents are truly moderates or in fact jihadist radicals disguised as moderates
Stop Wasting Billions on Bail-outs; Spend More On Border Security and Enforcement August 6, 2010
RINO's Collins, Snowe, Gregg, Graham, Lugar
Pro Illegal Alien Deportation Group Urges Safe Passage - Good Idea August 1, 2010
Americans for Legal Immigration PAC
Obama and Friends Prove They Are Un-American Dictators July 28, 2010
Disgrace: DOJ Fails to Protect Military Voting Rights
Our Government Leadership is a Hotbed of Racism July 26, 2010
Racism in reverse
Is MSM Admitting Collaboration With Obama? July 20, 2010
The nauseous and fawning relationship the mainstream media (MSM) has had with Barack H. Obama
Dems Enact a Landslide of New Taxes Beginning 01 July 2010 July 17, 2010
21 new taxes
Foreigners Find Ways to Beat U. S. Citizenship Barriers July 10, 2010
A New Baby Boom? Foreign 'Birth Tourists' Seek U.S. Citizenship for Children
Corrupt Pols, Labor Unions, Illegal Aliens and Muslim Terrorists Must be Banished from Our Country July 4, 2010
Be sure to vote for conservatives in November.
Homegrown Terrorism Begins at Homeland Security Department June 26, 2010
Border security, terrorists, Internet
Obama Cap and Trade Will Provide Tax Dollars for Oil Spill Plus Some Cream Off the Top June 22, 2010
Saddled with the lies, deceit and deceptions of the Obama Administration
Allowing Obama and Congress to Pass the Carbon Tax on the Global Warming Hoax June 18, 2010
Death Knell of America
Obama and Friends Are Giving the USA Away, Piece by Piece June 17, 2010
The actions of Obama’s forces in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Beware of Government Praise of ObamaCare – Facts Tell Different Story June 11, 2010
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Affordable Care Act, ObamaCare
U. S. Marine Corps Does Nothing But Prove Its Worth June 7, 2010
Marinestan
A Liberal Writer Blasts Obama for Interfering With Voter’s Rights June 6, 2010
Sestak/Romanoff cases
Obama, Liberal Dems and Calderone Should Take a Hike June 4, 2010
Never in my life have I been as embarrassed, angry and ashamed with the Congress of the United States
Obama seems unable to cut the mustard as each incident makes it appear May 29, 2010
Obama's feeble attempts to look presidential in the face of the worst oil spill in this country’s history
California is Ceded to the Mexican Government May 23, 2010
California-less United States, Hollywood
Socio/Communists Obama and Clinton Want to Strip Our Weapons Protections Away May 22, 2010
Why contribute to a world wide organization that wants to be our total controllers?
Blumenthal’s Vietnam Comments Sound Like Lies May 20, 2010
"I find it rather unsettling to hear another former Marine not only lie, but to lie again to cover up his transgressions"
Obama and a Lot of Others Need Their Pay Stopped Due to Incompetency May 16, 2010
"Why is it that you refuse to obey our demands and do as you please?”
Many Questions Surround Obama Awards May 8, 2010
Hollow shells of pretentious platitudes
90 Percent of Americans Want Immigration Problems FIXED, Not Reformed May 5, 2010
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE OUR BORDERS
Arizona Law on Illegal Aliens Frets Estrich and Cardinal April 29, 2010
Has the mental incapacity of the liberals expanded to the point where the police are now forbidden to stop and question a suspicious character for possible illegal entry?