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George CarrB BTRY, 4th BN, 42nd Artillery - attached to 1/12th Infantry New Berlin, Wisconsin |
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PERSONAL |
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| Last Name: | Carr | |
| First Name: | George | |
| Middle Name: | Joseph | |
| Home of Record (official): | New Berlin | |
| State (official): | WI | |
| Date of Birth: | 09 September 1945 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Race: | Caucasian | |
| Marital Status: | Single | |
MILITARY |
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| Branch: | Army | |
| Rank: | E4 | |
| Serial Number: | 55857864 | |
| Component: | Regualr Army | |
| Pay grade: | E-6 | |
| MOS: | 13A10 | |
| Awards: | Unknown | |
| Unit: | B BTRY - attached to 1/12th Infantry | |
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| Start of Tour: | 23 February 1966 | |
| Date of Casualty: | 29 May 1967 | |
| Age at time of loss: | 21 | |
| Casualty type: | Non Hostile, died of other causes | |
| Reason: | Ground casualty | |
| Country: | South Vietnam | |
| Province: | Unknown | |
| Location: | Unknown | |
| The Wall: | Panel 21E- Row 009 | |
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| George Carr was securing an area around two live grenades which were being used to form a spillway for a Vietnamese village. When the grenades failed to detonate, he detonated them with a pole and was killed in the explosion. | ||