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Personal info

Full name
CARR, John Alfred
Date of birth
12 January 1912
Age
33
Place of birth
Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina
Hometown
Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34969507
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 April 1945
Place of death
Near Magdeburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 35 10

Immediate family

Members
Alfred C. Carr (father)
Jessie (Kelly) Carr (mother)
Ethel L. Carr (sister)
Robert M. Carr (brother)
Willie M. Carr (sister)
Charles E. Carr (brother)
Iola E. (Effler) Carr (wife)
Rena M. Carr (daughter)
Mary F. Carr (daughter)

More information

Pfc John A. Carr worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 10 April 1944.

He was married to Lola E. Effler on 14 October 1938.

Source of information: Yannick, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Youn Men / North Carolina Marriage Records / North Carolina Birth Indexes / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com – Asheville Citizen-Times 22 Jul 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Anita