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Personal info

Full name
CARTER, Richard Clay
Date of birth
unknown
Age
unknown
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
McDowell County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34969564
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 5 23

Immediate family

Members
Garret N. Carter (father)
Flata D. Carter (mother)
Willie F. Carter (sister)
Marjorie (Pool) Carter (wife)
Edward Carter (son)
Joanne Carter (daughter)

More information

Pvt Richard C. Carter finished high school at Nebo and studied for two years at Wake Forest college. He was engaged in the lumber business with his father before he entered service in April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Greg Burgin, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Marriage Record, www.newspapers.com - Marion N. C. 19 April 1945, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, Jaap Vermeer