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Personal info

Full name
CARTY, Randolph Lawrence
Date of birth
23 November 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Clay County, Mississippi
Hometown
Calhoun, Calhoun County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34989309
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mertzig-Tadler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 8 6

Immediate family

Members
James B. Carty (father)
Lillie M. Carty (mother)
Sarah M. Carty (sister)
Hazel M. Carty (sister)
Charlie I. Carty (brother)
Mike Carty (brother)
James B. Carty (brother)
Virginia (Crutchfield) Carty (wife)
James Carty (son)

More information

Pvt Randolph L. Carty attended high school for one years and was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 28 April 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his thorax and leg.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Soilsister