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 Joseph M. Mc Donald
Joseph M McDonald was born in May 27, 1906 in New York to Mary McHugh, age 25, and Joseph Michael McDonald, age 26. He had a brother Allen and two sisters Mary and Betty. In Rye his family lived at 131 Purchase St and were members of the Church of the Resurrection. Joseph was raised in Rye and attended Rye public schools. He was married July 25, 1939 at Holy Trinity Church in Mamaroneck to to Agnes Jackson
Joseph enlisted in 1942 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Joseph M McDonald enlisted in the Army on April 15, 1942, in New York City, New York, during World War II. He was 35 years old.
A veteran of War War II, Joseph was a First Sergeant with the 562nd Signal Battalion with whom he participated in the Ardennes, Central Europe and Rhineland campaigns. He was awarded the American Service medal the European-African-Middle East Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Joseph was a policeman with the Rye force when he entered military service.
 He joined the force in May 1931. He was was known to Rye school children as "Mr Joe" the likeable patrolman was honored by the children of Osborn School when he was moved from the school's Boston Port Rood crossing to an assignment in the business district in March of this year. The appreciative students held an assembly for Joseph on Tuesday March 19, 1963. They sang songs for him and he was presented with a scroll signed by every student in the school and a gift bag of going away presents.
Active in city affairs Joseph was a member of the Engine and Hose Company of the Rye Fire Department, the Church of the Resurrection Holy Name Society, the Rye Fish and Game Club, the Rye Police Association, American Legion Port 128 of Rye
 Joseph M McDonald died on July 1, 1963, in Rye, New York, when he was 56 years old.
At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife and two sisters, Miss Mary McDonald vice president and trust officer of the National Bank of Westchester of White Plains and Mrs. Betty M Paulsen both of Rye and nephew AIlen C McDonald who is with the United States Army’s intelligence Service to Thailand. A requiem mass was held at the Church of the Resurrection and three firemen and three policemen acted as pall bearers The casket was flag draped.
Memorial Room To Joe McDonald Is Dedicated
 To the Editor: TRIBUTE TO JOE McDONALD
Recently having received the most saddening news of the death of Patrolman Joseph McDonald, 1 was prompted to recall all that ''Joe'' had meant to his community and her citizens. School, college, and now the service have rendered me one of Rye's part-time residents during the past eight years, yet near or far from the borders of Rye. 1 have always maintained the warmest hometown attachment to the city. Home may be wherever family and friends find themselves, but a hometown claims broader, though certainly as sincere, affiliations; everyone's hometown possesses and boasts of its own personal and warm character. Whether riding his motorcycle, helping children on their way to school, or conducting Red Cross instruction for adults, Joe was always an appreciated part of the character of Rye. His smile, his friendship, and his spirit became essential to the life of his community. To any who have called Rye their hometown, the next journey down Purchase Street will seem lonely.
William L. Buck
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