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George Carr

B BTRY, 4th BN, 42nd Artillery - attached to 1/12th Infantry

New Berlin, Wisconsin

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PERSONAL

 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

 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  

 

 

 

ACTION

 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.