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Personal info

Full name
CARVER, John Arthur
Date of birth
1 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Hometown
Houston, Harris County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38422720
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Riquewihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 3 13

Immediate family

Members
John A. Carver (father)
Margaret V. (Hall) Carver (mother)
Jerry Carver (brother)
Donald Carver (brother)

More information

Pfc John A. Carver graduated from Reagan High School in 1942 and was a checker, employed by the Houston Shipping Corporation.

He enlisted in Houston, Texas on 11 May 1943.
In May 1944, in Italy, he was wounded by artillery shell fragments at the leg and elbow. In September 1944 he was discharged from the hospital.
He was killed by small arms fire in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, Reagan High School 1941, 1942