Otto Tom Carter (1925 - 1944)

Born 30 Mar 1925 in Salem, Fulton, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Nov 1944 at age 19 in Atlantic Ocean, Phillipine Isl., Layte Gulf

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Burial

Burial:

Date: 5 NOV 1944

Place: Atlantic Ocean, Phillipine Isl., Layte Gulf

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@NI00860@ NOTE1930 census, Fulton Twp., Fulton Co., ARK., surname enum. as Caster atancestry.com.

Salem, Ark. newspaper - Dec. 8, 1944:

"Mr. and Mrs. Bart Carter, of near Salem, received a telegram fromthe War Department Sunday announcing that their son, Seaman I-C Otto TomCarter, 19, had been killed in action. The telegram gave no particularsas to where or on what date he was killed.

The young sailor was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Carter. Heenlisted in the Navy in Novembr 1942, and received his basic training atGreat Lakes, ILL. Shortly thereafter he was assigned to ship duty. Twoof Seaman Carter's brothers are also in the service, Cpl. James Carter,of the Army Air Force, not stationed in France, and Sgt. William H.Carter, of the Army Air Transport Service, stationed in the AleutianIslands.

Besided his parents, Otto is survived by several brothers andsisters."

Otto Carter's service records provided by Richard Carter and a copy ifavailable upon request.

World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas Record

about Otto T Carter

Name: Otto T Carter

Inducted From: Arkansas

Rank: Seaman Second Class

Combat Organization: United States Navy Reserve

Death Date: Nov 05 1944

Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines

Last Known Status: Missing

U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal

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Otto T. Carter

Seaman, Second Class, U.S. Navy

Service # 3380240

United States Naval Reserve

Entered the Service from: Arkansas

Died: 5-Nov-44

Missing in Action or Buried at Sea

Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery

Manila, Philippines

Awards: Purple Heart